Columbus Day
Displaying 1 - 21 of 21 in reverse chronological order
| # | Title | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Should we celebrate Columbus Day? Public Relations News Release 2001:136, p.1 |
Trudy Eden will discuss Christopher Columbus and his arrival in America. | |
| 2 | Columbus Day Public Relations News Release 1999:75, p.1 |
Discussion with John Johnson, professor of history, about the origin and meaning of Columbus Day. | |
| 3 | Untitled Northern Iowan 89:12, p.3 |
Presents views on discovery of New World. | |
| 4 | Columbus anniversary prompts charges of ethnocentrism, says University of Northern Iowa professor Public Relations News Release 1991:300, p.1 |
Robert Gish says the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage provides a forum for raising awareness that Native American cultures were well-established in the "New World" prior to his arrival. | |
| 5 | Myths still surround Columbus' voyage on 500th anniversary says Northern Iowa professor Public Relations News Release 1991:299, p.1 |
Myths concerning Columbus revealed on 500th anniversary of the discovery of America. | |
| 6 | Columbus example of 'self-made man' according to Northern Iowa professor Public Relations News Release 1991:298, p.1 |
Dean Talbott states that Columbus educated himself and was a skilled map maker. | |
| 7 | Who sailed the ocean blue? Myths about Columbus. Public Relations News Release 1991:134, p.1 |
There is debate about which explorer really discovered America. | |
| 8 | Student says to boycott Columbus Day, calling it a "sick holiday" Northern Iowan 88:12, p.3 |
Believes arrival of Columbus in New World meant genocide for native people. | |
| 9 | It's Columbus Day...but did he really discover it first? Public Relations News Release 1988:87, p.1 |
Donna Maier says other dicoverers may have found America shortly before Columbus did. Although Columbus recorded the actual discovery. | |
| 10 | T.G.I. Tuesday? Public Relations News Release 1988:479, p.1 |
Twenty years ago today, President Johnson approved a law that shifted the observances of Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day all to Mondays -thus creating a calender year chock-full of three-day holiday weekends. | |
| 11 | Radio News Network Broadcast Briefs Public Relations News Release 1987:73, p.1 |
Robert Talbott speaks on Christopher Columbus' role in North American slavery. Wayne Anderson estimates the chance of earthquakes occurring in Iowa. Forrest Dolgener reviews cholesterol guidelines. Charles Means announces the rise of minority test scores. | |
| 12 | Christopher Columbus College Eye 19:6, p.1 |
Notes on Christopher Columbus. | |
| 13 | To St. Patrick's Cathedral Normal Eyte 2:10, p.82 |
Former Professor Whitcomb's Columbus Day tribute. | |
| 14 | The battery boys got out the sounder Normal Eyte 2:8, p.65 |
Cannon awoke echoes in preparation for Columbus Day. | |
| 15 | All students and persons wishing to secure copies Normal Eyte 2:8, p.66 |
Should sign up for reprints of President Seerley's Columbus Day address. | |
| 16 | La Porte City Normal Eyte 2:8, p.63 |
Made Columbus Day a special occasion; H. B. Lizer is principal. | |
| 17 | The discovery of America Normal Eyte 2:7, p.58 |
Poem on Columbus. | |
| 18 | The Alpha reception Normal Eyte 2:7, p.53 |
In an effort to develop a higher level of society at the school, the Alphas hold a formal Columbus Day reception in their hall. | |
| 19 | Columbus Day Normal Eyte 2:7, p.51 |
Detailed account of the 400th anniversary of the landing of Columbus in the New World; large ceremony included addresses, prayer, song, and military drill. | |
| 20 | Extracts from Prof. Seerley's address Normal Eyte 2:7, p.52 |
Professor Seerley talks about the characteristics that make Columbus noteworthy. | |
| 21 | S. B. Stonerook Normal Eyte 2:6, p.49 |
Preparing for Columbus Day at his school. |