Columbus Day and technology between the new world and the old. The landing is celebrated as ""Columbus Day"" in the United States but the name varies on the international spectrum. In Latin America, October 12th is known as ""Día de la Raza"" or (Day of the Race). Some countries such as Spain refer the holiday as ""Día de la Hispanidad"" and ""Fiesta Nacional"" where it is also the religious festivity of "la Virgen del Pilar." Belize and Uruguay celebrate it as "Día de las Américas" (Day of the Americas). Argentina's former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner officially adopted ""Día del Respeto a
Columbus Day Storm of 1962 debris were replaced by portable chairs. Crews cleared debris from the grandstand and playing field right up to kickoff. Most of the electricity, including the scoreboard and clock, was still out and players dressed by candlelight in the locker rooms. The Huskies came from behind to beat the Beavers 14–13, despite a strong performance by quarterback Terry Baker, who would win the Heisman Trophy later that year. Columbus Day Storm of 1962 The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 (also known as the Big Blow, and originally as Typhoon Freda) was a Pacific Northwest windstorm that struck the West Coast of