AKA Name | Leif Ericson Day, Leif Eriksson Day |
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HashtagsCompiled on | #LeifEriksonDay |
2023 Date | October 9, 2023 |
2024 Date | October 9, 2024 |
Leif Erikson Day serves to honor Viking Explorer Leif Erikson and celebrate Nordic-American Heritage. Erikson is believed to have been the first European to set foot on the North American continent, having done so nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. He established a settlement called Vinland and although its exact location is not known, it is believed that it is near L'anse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland, Canada, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 1925, Leif Erikson was officially recognized by President Calvin Coolidge as the first explorer to discover the continent. It took another four decades for the day to become official when, in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared October 9th as Leif Erikson Day. In 2015, President Barack Obama reproclaimed the day and called upon Americans to celebrate the day appropriately in honor of Nordic-American heritage and the explorers that embarked on the expeditions that led to the creation of the United States. Top Tweets for Leif Erikson Day -Updated
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In the News and Trending in the US for Leif Erikson DayUpdated City of Norway hosts Leif Erikson Fall Festivaluppermichiganssource.com A Proclamation on Leif Erikson Day, 2022 | The White Housewhitehouse.gov Leif Erikson Day (Nordic-American heritage): October 9, 2022census.gov Leif Erikson Day festival returns this weekend in Norwayupmatters.com
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Leif Erikson Day references and related sitesspringgrovemnheritagecenter.org: Norwegian Quotes US Gov Publishing Office: Leif Erikson UNESCO: Leif Erikson Whitehouse: Leif Erikson |
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