Since it isn’t talked about, today is also Leif Erikson Day! Who is Leif Erikson? Leif Erikson, a Norse explorer, discovered North America around the year 1000 AD, nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. Yes, that is a statue of Erikson on Minnesota Capitol Grounds (1/2)
Happy Leif Erikson's Day Leif Erikson was an Orthodox Christian who managed to land in America five centuries before Europes colonization of the New World began. His was the second on-record successful voyage to America by Orthodox Christians, after Saint Brendan (c. 577)
Happy Leif Erikson Day, bros! Since it’s on the same day as “Columbus Day” this year, here’s a meme I made back in 2020 about all the different reasons Leif Erikson is a thousand times better than Christopher Columbus. May not be entirely accurate, though.
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PREPARE YOURSELF Federal Government will be SHUT DOWN beginning at EOB 11/6/23. (~3:00pm for govt workers) Shut down will be 50% longer than the last shutdown, 9/30/23-10/1/23 in remembrance of Leif Erikson Day, 10/9/23. You may experience sensations of extra freedom & liberty
Good Morning It's Monday! Happy New Week! Let's make the most of it! Have a great day! #MondayMotivation on Today: Gaza & Palestinian, Isreal, Iran, Cowboys, Chiefs, Patriots, 49ers, & Ravens, Leif Erikson, Drake, Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian Friends!
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.