Calendar: Week of October 9

Calendar: Week of October 9

Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:

      
Monday is Columbus Day, marking the 525th anniversary of the explorer's arrival in the Bahamas.

    
Tuesday sees the release of Forbes' list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. Michael Jackson was last year's Number One, with $825 million in posthumous earnings.

        
Wednesday is the UN's International Day of the Girl Child, aimed at empowering the world's more than 1 billion girls. 

       
Thursday sees the annual Student Academy Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, an opportunity for emerging young filmmakers to showcase their work.

       
Friday is the U.S. Navy's birthday -- the 242nd anniversary of its authorization by the Continental Congress.

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.

Anchors Aweigh (United States Naval Academy Fight Song) by Patriotic Players - Topic on YouTube

       
And on Saturday, the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries of Asian Art in Washington re-open after a lengthy renovation.

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