Celebrated the second Monday of each October, Columbus Day commerates Columbus's Oct. 12, 1492 landing in the New World. Columbus Day is a legal holiday in the United States. Opinions (7) 1. El Dia De La Raza Report - School report with maps on the day and how it is observed. 2. 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. 3. 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 4. 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. 5. Columbus Day from Rumela.com - Provides the history, traditions, and facts of this holiday. Offers short biography of Christopher Columbus. 6. Columbus Day-Holiday Insights - Information about Columbus Day with links to ecards, games, and fun. 7. 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. 8. Día de la Raza - Article discusses Columbus Day in Costa Rica and explores how Columbus's discovery impacted the nation. 9. 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). 10. Día de la Raza - Día de la Raza, a celebration of the modern Latin American and the contradictions of the Columbus celebration. 11. John's Holiday Home Columbus Day - Tells why Columbus sailed west to reach the east and includes links. 12. John's Word Search Puzzles: Columbus Day - Printable word search includes terms related to Columbus's life. 13. 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. 14. NOBLE Web: Columbus Day - A collection of Columbus Day links from the North of Boston Library Exchange. 15. T.J. Monkey's: How Columbus Day Came to Be - A humorous account of the origins of Columbus Day. 16. Today in History: October 12 - History and images related to Columbus Day. From the Library of Congress.

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