Category: Leif Erikkson
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Leif Erikkson, a Norse Explorer and Chieftain, Discovered Vinland, Making Him Possibly the First European Known to Explore and Set Foot in North America, Approximately 500 Years Before Christopher Columbus. October 9, 1000.
Image: Leif Eriksson Discovers America by Hans Dahl (1849–1937). On this day in history, October 9, 1000, Leif Erikkson, a Norse explorer and chieftain, discovered Vinland, making him possibly the first European known to explore and set foot in North America, approximately 500 years before Christopher Columbus. The continuing conjecture is that the encampment created by Leif and…
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