Annie's
Columbus Day Page
~It is
Celebrated on October 12th, 2009~
On
the second Monday in October, schools and various organizations
celebrate Columbus Day.
This holiday honors Christopher Columbus' arrival in America on
Oct. 12, 1492.
Here is what The World Book Encyclopedia says about Columbus Day:
"Columbus
Day honors Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America in 1492.
Columbus Day became a legal
federal holiday in the United States in 1971. It is celebrated on
the second Monday in October. Before 1971,
a number of states celebrated Columbus Day on October 12. Cities
and organizations sponsor parades and
banquets on Columbus Day.
The
first Columbus Day celebration was held in 1792, when New York
City celebrated the 300th anniversary of
the landing. In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison called upon the
people of the United States to celebrate
Columbus Day on the 400th anniversary of the event. Columbus Day
has been celebrated annually since 1920.
Although the land Columbus reached was not named after him, many
monuments honor him. The Republic of
Colombia in South America and the District of Columbia in the
United States bear his name. So do towns, rivers,
streets, and public buildings. The name Columbia has also been
used as a poetic personification of the United
States . The Columbus Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.,
contains about 350,000 volumes on the American
republics." ~Above Excerpted from The World Book
Encyclopedia~
Columbus
Day Links:
Columbus Day from U.S.
Holiday Lesson Plans & Activities
Columbus Free Worksheets
Columbus Day History of
Christopher Columbus
Celebrate Columbus Day in
October
Columbus Day by Celebrate! Holidays in the
U.S.A.
Columbus Day from Computing Corner
Columbus Day by There's No Place Like
Home for the Holidays
Columbus Day Graphics from Great Graphics Vault
Columbus Day - A really good page!
Surfing the Net with Kids -
Christopher Columbus
Lycos - Columbus Day
Section
- has lots of links to check out
The Big Picture- Columbus
Day
Biography.com has a page about: Columbus, Christopher
Columbus exhibit at the
Library of Congress Web site
Columbus Day Funology
HolidayThemes.Com has one for Columbus Day
American History Links Page
Christopher Columbus Theme
Page
Columbus Day
Columbus Day! from The Wilstar Holiday
Page
Letter from Columbus to the
King and Queen
Columbus Monuments Page
Fun
& Games:
Columbus
Day Word Search Puzzle from The Wilstar Holiday
Page
Columbus Journeys from Crayola
John's Word Search Puzzles
- Kid - Columbus Day
Find 10 things wrong in
this scene with Columbus!
COLUMBUS DAY CRAFTS
Columbus Day Page from KidsDomain
Free
Email Cards:
Columbus Day Cards are now here!!!!!!!!
Click the ship
above to send a friend a Columbus Day Card
~It will be Celebrated on October 12th, 2009~
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