columbus day

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• - Provides the history, traditions, and facts of this holiday. Offers the biography of Christopher Columbus. Send an e-greeting.
  
• - Timeline shows how Columbus Day became a U.S. national holiday.
  
• - Just where did Columbus first see the New World?
  
• - What did Columbus and his men eat? What did the Indians of the Americas eat?
  
• - Picture and activities kids can do to celebrate Columbus Day.
  
• - Activities suitable for young children in home, preschool, or daycare environment.
  
• - Why Columbus sailed and why Americans celebrate the voyage.
  
• - Find words having to do with Columbus Day spelled out in this word search puzzle.
  
• - All about the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.