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Columbus Day  - http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/web.pages/holidays/columbus.html  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.  Columbus Day: A Time to Celebrate  - http://www.aynrand.org/objectivism/columbus.html  Article contends that attacks on Columbus and the Columbus Day holiday are in fact attacks on Western culture.  Columbus Day (United States)  - http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/other/columbus.html  Brief description relates the holiday's origin, tells how it is celebrated in the U.S., and lists other countries that observe it.  Columbus Day  - http://www.bright.net/~jimsjems/columbus.html  Timeline shows how Columbus Day became a U.S. national holiday.  Día de la Raza  - http://www.cocori.com/library/crinfo/columb.htm  Article discusses Columbus Day in Costa Rica and explores how Columbus's discovery impacted the nation.  John's Word Search Puzzles: Columbus Day  - http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/kids/columbus.html  Printable word search includes terms related to Columbus's life.  Today in History: October 12  - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct12.html  History and images related to Columbus Day. From the Library of Congress.  John's Holiday Home Columbus Day  - http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/wacky/145/columbus.htm  Tells why Columbus sailed west to reach the east and includes links.  Columbus Day-Holiday Insights  - http://holidayinsights.com/other/columbus.htm  Information about Columbus Day with links to ecards, games, and fun.  Columbus and Other Great Explorers  - http://www.infoplease.com/spot/columbusday1.html  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  Celebrate! Holidays In The U.S.A. - Columbus Day (Second Monday in October)  - http://www.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/Columbus.html  An introductory survey of the historical and social background of Columbus Day.  Columbus Day from Rumela.com  - http://www.rumela.com/events/events_october_columbus.htm  Provides the history, traditions, and facts of this holiday. Offers short biography of Christopher Columbus.  T.J. Monkey's: How Columbus Day Came to Be  - http://www.tjmonkeys.com/holiday_columbusday.html  A humorous account of the origins of Columbus Day.  There's No Page Like Home for the Holidays: Columbus Day  - http://www.jeannepasero.com/columbus1.html  Provides a brief biography of Christopher Columbus, a timeline of his life, and overview of his voyages, and holiday activities for children.  Columbus Day  - http://www.jeannepasero.com/columbus.html  Includes biography, timeline, activities for children, bibliography, information about his voyages.  Lesson Plan - Columbus Day  - http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/columbus.html  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.  Día de la Raza  - http://zedilloworld.presidencia.gob.mx/PAGES/culture/note_12oct.html  Offers short overview of the holiday and its origins.  El Dia De La Raza Report  - http://www.stmary.pvt.k12.de.us/mid_ElDia.html  School report with maps on the day and how it is observed.  Dia de la Raza  - http://gosouthamerica.about.com/library/weekly/aa100601a.htm  Columbus Day, Native American Day and Dia de la Raza commemorate the exploration, colonization and multi-cultural and multi-ethnic heritage of the Americas.  Día de la Raza  - http://www.lasculturas.com/lib/libDiadelaRaza.php  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).  Día de la Raza  - http://www.lasculturas.com/aa/aa100800a.php  Día de la Raza, a celebration of the modern Latin American and the contradictions of the Columbus celebration.  NOBLE Web: Columbus Day  - http://www.noblenet.org/year/columbus.htm  A collection of Columbus Day links from the North of Boston Library Exchange.