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Columbus Day in the USA is celebrated on the second Monday of October.

On October 12, 1492, the Spanish navigator Christopher Columbus landed in the New World - on this day, the expedition of Christopher Columbus reached the island of San Salvador in the Bahamas Archipelago, which was later taken as the official date of the discovery of America.

Although most other American countries celebrate Columbus Day on October 12, in the United States it is celebrated on the second Monday of October.

This event is quite controversial, because the settlement of Europeans in America led to the disappearance of the culture and history of many indigenous peoples of the mainland.

American Corners are American-style resource centers, which are open to the public and completely free of charge. American Corner Karaganda provides access to high-quality English language resources, a research database, American books, movies, games, and much more. At American Corner, visitors can connect with new friends, practice English and learn about the United States culture.

Currently, American Corner Karaganda has been functioning in the online format since March 2020 due to the world pandemic. Kazakhstan American Corners have a monthly theme dedicated to international celebrations and highlighted dates in American history. Each week on Instagram and Facebook American Corner publishes a weekly schedule with a bunch of various events. Regularly American Corners conduct discussion clubs, debates, workshops. Also, there are many programs in STEAM (Science, technology, engineering, arts, math.), which aid to spread engaging into these fields. Some events request registration due to the limited number of spots.

Louis Marie Alphonse Daudet is a French novelist, playwright, the author of vivid stories from the life of Provence, and the Creator of the iconic image of the romantic and braggart Tartarin of Tarascon.

Alphonse Daudet was born on May 13, 1840, in the Provencal city of Nimes. He received school education in Lyon. In his youth, he tried to work as a school teacher but soon left this occupation. At the age of seventeen moved to Paris with his older brother to make a living as a journalist. The autobiographical novel "Little What’s-His-Name" tells about this period of his life. However, the writer's fame came earlier with the publication of the prose collection "Letters from My Windmil".

Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. He began his career as a journalist and, like O. Henry and Sherwood Anderson, studied the life and customs of provincial America well. Lewis acted as the author of works typical of the beginning of the 20th century about a stubborn and enterprising loner, a native of the very bottom.