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- 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.
www.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/Columbus.html
- Celebrating Columbus Day at The Holiday Zone - Includes poetry, songs and fingerplays, language arts activities, arts and crafts, discussion topics, and recommended books.
www.theholidayzone.com/columbus/index.html
- 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
www.infoplease.com/spot/columbusday1.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.
deil.lang.uiuc.edu/web.pages/holidays/columbus.html
- Columbus Day - Timeline shows how Columbus Day became a U.S. national holiday.
www.bright.net/~jimsjems/columbus.html
- Columbus Day - Includes biography, timeline, activities for children, bibliography, information about his voyages.
www.jeannepasero.com/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.
www3.kumc.edu/diversity/other/columbus.html
- Columbus Day from About.com - Essay explores the origins of the holiday and its significance, as well as the controversies that currently surround what was once a day of celebration.
americanhistory.about.com/homework/americanhistory/library/weekly/aa101397.htm
- Columbus Day from Rumela.com - Provides the history, traditions, and facts of this holiday. Offers short biography of Christopher Columbus.
www.rumela.com/events/events_october_columbus.htm
- Columbus Day-Holiday Insights - Information about Columbus Day with links to ecards, games, and fun.
holidayinsights.com/other/columbus.htm
- Columbus Day: A Time to Celebrate - Article contends that attacks on Columbus and the Columbus Day holiday are in fact attacks on Western culture.
www.aynrand.org/objectivism/columbus.html
- Día de la Raza - Article discusses Columbus Day in Costa Rica and explores how Columbus's discovery impacted the small nation.
www.cocori.com/library/crinfo/columb.htm
- John's Holiday Home Columbus Day - Tells why Columbus sailed west to reach the east and includes links.
www.fortunecity.com/millenium/wacky/145/columbus.htm
- John's Word Search Puzzles: Columbus Day - Printable word search includes terms related to Columbus's life.
www.thepotters.com/puzzles/kids/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.
www.teacherlink.usu.edu/TLresources/longterm/LessonPlans/Byrnes/columbus.html
- NOBLE Web: Columbus Day - A collection of Columbus Day links from the North of Boston Library Exchange.
www.noblenet.org/year/tty10col.htm
- T.J. Monkey's: How Columbus Day Came to Be - A humorous account of the origins of Columbus Day.
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.
www.jeannepasero.com/columbus1.html
- Today in History: October 12 - History and images related to Columbus Day. From the Library of Congress.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct12.html
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