Calendar: Week of October 8
Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:
Monday is Columbus Day, marking the 526th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' first landfall in the Americas.
- Mo Rocca on why we celebrate Columbus Day ("Sunday Morning," 10/07/12)
- Columbus Day shines light on growing movement to replace holiday (CBS News, 10/09/17)
- Columbus Day changed to Indigenous People's Day in Vermont, Phoenix (CBS News, 10/10/16)
- On Columbus Day, more cities recognizing Native Americans
- Is it time to say goodbye to Columbus Day? ("CBS This Morning," 10/11/14)
On Tuesday, the Imagine Peace Tower near Reykjavik, Iceland, will be illuminated to honor the late Beatle John Lennon on what would have been his 78th birthday.
- johnlennon.com
- Almanac: John and Yoko's "Bed-In for Peace" ("Sunday Morning," 03/25/18)
- Remembering 1968: The revolutionary "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band" ("Sunday Morning," 02/25/18)
- Lyrics from our favorite John Lennon songs (CBS News, 12/08/15)
- Yoko Ono on keeping John Lennon's memory alive (CBS News, 12/08/10)
- Photo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's sons brings Beatles fans flashbacks (CBS News, 08/14/18)
- Paul McCartney reveals John Lennon's fear ("60 Minutes," 09/30/18)
Wednesday is World Mental Health Day, with a focus this year on "young people and mental health in a changing world."
- World Mental Health Day (World Health Organization)
- World Mental Health Day (World Federation for Mental Health)
Thursday sees a reunion of "West Side Story" movie cast members at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the film's choreographer Jerome Robbins.
- "Words on Dance: Jerome Robbins and 'West Side Story,'" October 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles. Guests: Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Eliot Feld and Russ Tamblyn. Moderator: Rob Marshall | Ticket info
- Jerome Robbins Foundation
- Jerome Robbins Centennial Celebration
To watch the company of "West Side Story" perform "Cool," click on the video player below:
On Friday, "It's Alive! Frankenstein at 200" opens at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York, an exhibit commemorating the bicentennial of Mary Shelley's classic horror novel.
- "It's Alive! Frankenstein at 200," at the Morgan Library and Museum, New York City (October 12, 2018 through January 27, 2019)\
- Mary Shelley's Annotated Frankenstein
- Review: "Mary Shelley," the mother of Frankenstein (CBS News, 05/25/18)
- A cultural history of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Mount Holyoke College)
- The strange and twisted life of "Frankenstein" (The New Yorker, 02/12/18)
And on Saturday, it's Anchors Aweigh! as the United States Navy salutes its 243rd birthday.
- navy.mil
- Almanac: The first Army-Navy game ("Sunday Morning," 11/29/15)
- The history of the Army and Navy's football rivalry ("CBS This Morning," 12/10/16)
- USS Zumwalt: The next generation destroyer ("Sunday Morning," 01/29/17)
- New documentary explores history of US Navy SEALs (CBSN, 11/10/14)
To hear the United States Naval Academy fight song "Anchors Aweigh," composed by Charles A. Zimmermann and Alfred Hart Miles click on the video player below.
