- 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
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- 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
(Added: Sun Apr 09 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Columbus Day
Timeline shows how Columbus Day became a U.S. national holiday.
http://www.bright.net/~jimsjems/columbus.html
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- Columbus Day (Second Monday in October)
Why Columbus sailed and why Americans celebrate the voyage.
http://www.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/Columbus.html
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- 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
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- Columbus Day from Rumela.com
Provides the history, traditions, and facts of this holiday. Offers the biography of Christopher Columbus. Send an e-greeting.
http://www.rumela.com/events/events_october_columbus.htm
(Added: Sun Apr 02 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Columbus Day Word Search Puzzle
Find words having to do with Columbus Day spelled out in this word search puzzle.
http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/kids/columbus.html
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- Columbus Day-Holiday Insights
Information about Columbus Day with links to ecards, games, and fun.
http://holidayinsights.com/other/columbus.htm
(Added: Fri Apr 07 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- 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
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- 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
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- 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
(Added: Sun Apr 09 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Día de la Raza
Offers short overview of the holiday and its origins.
http://zedilloworld.presidencia.gob.mx/PAGES/culture/note_12oct.html
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- NOBLE Web: Columbus Day
A collection of Columbus Day links from the North of Boston Library Exchange.
http://www.noblenet.org/year/columbus.htm
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- 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
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- 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
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