Columbus Day: A Time to Celebrate

Article contends that attacks on Columbus and the Columbus Day holiday are in fact attacks on Western culture.
http://www.aynrand.org/objectivism/columbus.html

Columbus Day

The Division of English as an International English at the University of Illinois presents a collection of links designed to help ESL and EFL students understand why and how Americans celebrate Columbus Day.
http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/web.pages/holidays/columbus.html

Columbus Day (United States)

Brief description relates the holiday's origin, tells how it is celebrated in the U.S., and lists other countries that observe it.
http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/other/columbus.html

Columbus Day

Timeline shows how Columbus Day became a U.S. national holiday.
http://www.bright.net/~jimsjems/columbus.html

Día de la Raza

Article discusses Columbus Day in Costa Rica and explores how Columbus's discovery impacted the nation.
http://www.cocori.com/library/crinfo/columb.htm

John's Word Search Puzzles: Columbus Day

Printable word search includes terms related to Columbus's life.
http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/kids/columbus.html

Today in History: October 12

History and images related to Columbus Day. From the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct12.html

John's Holiday Home Columbus Day

Tells why Columbus sailed west to reach the east and includes links.
http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/wacky/145/columbus.htm

Columbus Day-Holiday Insights

Information about Columbus Day with links to ecards, games, and fun.
http://holidayinsights.com/other/columbus.htm

Columbus and Other Great Explorers

Provides a short history of the man and the holiday which bears his name. Also includes information on other famous journeys and explorations. From Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/columbusday1.html

Celebrate! Holidays In The U.S.A. - Columbus Day (Second Monday in October)

An introductory survey of the historical and social background of Columbus Day.
http://www.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/Columbus.html

Columbus Day from Rumela.com

Provides the history, traditions, and facts of this holiday. Offers short biography of Christopher Columbus.
http://www.rumela.com/events/events_october_columbus.htm

T.J. Monkey's: How Columbus Day Came to Be

A humorous account of the origins of Columbus Day.
http://www.tjmonkeys.com/holiday_columbusday.html

There's No Page Like Home for the Holidays: Columbus Day

Provides a brief biography of Christopher Columbus, a timeline of his life, and overview of his voyages, and holiday activities for children.
http://www.jeannepasero.com/columbus1.html

Columbus Day

Includes biography, timeline, activities for children, bibliography, information about his voyages.
http://www.jeannepasero.com/columbus.html

Lesson Plan - Columbus Day

Lesson plan designed for use in the fourth or fifth grade classroom examines the Columbus Day holiday from a Native American perspective. From the College of Education at Utah State University.
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/columbus.html

Día de la Raza

Offers short overview of the holiday and its origins.
http://zedilloworld.presidencia.gob.mx/PAGES/culture/note_12oct.html

El Dia De La Raza Report

School report with maps on the day and how it is observed.
http://www.stmary.pvt.k12.de.us/mid_ElDia.html

Dia de la Raza

Columbus Day, Native American Day and Dia de la Raza commemorate the exploration, colonization and multi-cultural and multi-ethnic heritage of the Americas.
http://gosouthamerica.about.com/library/weekly/aa100601a.htm

Día de la Raza

Celebrated throughout Latin America as the day of the arrival of Columbus and the birth of the first Latinoamericanos - the day of The Race (Día de la Raza).
http://www.lasculturas.com/lib/libDiadelaRaza.php

Día de la Raza

Día de la Raza, a celebration of the modern Latin American and the contradictions of the Columbus celebration.
http://www.lasculturas.com/aa/aa100800a.php

NOBLE Web: Columbus Day

A collection of Columbus Day links from the North of Boston Library Exchange.
http://www.noblenet.org/year/columbus.htm