Today's celebs are actors, singers and sports stars but, a few hundred years ago, explorers reigned supreme. Get the 411 on these historic wanderers.
What do you have to do to get a holiday named after you? You could do what Christopher Columbus did and discover some land. Find out why some people aren't celebrating Columbus Day this year.
The second Monday of October is a two-in-one holiday. It's Thanksgiving in Canada and Columbus Day in the US!
Get ready to discover a whole "new world" of information about the navigator Christopher Columbus, and the American holiday named after him - Columbus Day. In 2009, Columbus Day is celebrated on Monday, October 12.