Day in History: October 9 World Post Day — Celebrates the global postal system's role in connecting people and improving logistics worldwide. Leif Erikson Day — USA. Honors the first Norse explorer to set foot in North America. Show more
Today is Leif Erikson Day Two Sagas tell the story of Leif and the Norse adventures who explored North America a thousand years ago. Here’s a few interesting bits from them
Happy Leif Erikson Day to all my followers and friends across Northern America and Iceland! Here's to celebrating the spirit of exploration and the enduring legacy of Norse Viking adventurers. Skål!
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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.