Columbus Day Celebrity Tweets: Ellen DeGeneres, Olivia Wilde & More

Celebrities took to Twitter on Monday to both celebrate and scorn Columbus Day, a national holiday that some believe was founded on a mythical notion of Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus.

Ellen DeGeneres

I hope everyone is having a great Columbus Day and will keep in mind what Columbus Day is all about — great deals on mattresses.

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) October 14, 2013

Olivia Wilde:

Columbus Day is a great day to read Howard Zinn's "People's History of the United States". On our national hero: pic.twitter.com/D0NuEBuFU1

— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) October 14, 2013

Rachel Ray:

Bet my friends in Boston just going to bed after huge night in sports. BIG PAPI! Chills every time I watch it. Happy Columbus Day.

— rachael ray (@rachael_ray) October 14, 2013

Danny Glover:

Happy Indigenous People's Day! Reconsider Columbus Day & celebrate the people who were here first https://t.co/eqyUO3n6xY

— Danny Glover (@mrdannyglover) October 14, 2013