Posted on 10/09/2017 12:36:07 PM PDT by heterosupremacist
In 1925, at the Norse-American Centennial, President Calvin Coolidge gave recognition to Leif Erikson as the discoverer of America due to research by Norwegian-American scholars such as Knut Geirset and Ludvig-Hektoen.
United States Representative John Blatnik from Duluth introduced a bill in 1963 to observe Leif Erikson Day nationwide. On September 2, 1964, the United States Congress passed Joint Resolution 88-566authorizing the President to proclaim October 9 as Leif Erikson Day. President Lyndon B. Johnson and each President since have done so.
In the proclamations, the Presidents have praised the contributions of Americans of Nordic descent generally and the spirit of discovery.
Some states officially commemorate Leif Erikson Day in addition to the federal observance, particularly in the Upper Midwest where there are large numbers of people from the Nordic countries settled.
On October 9, 1825, a sloop named, Restauration, with 52 Norwegian Quakers on board, landed in New York Harbor beginning what would become the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States.
In commemoration of their journey and their exploring ancestor, Congress selected October 9 for National Leif Erickson Day...
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My grandfather was from Norway and he was very adamant Erickson discovered America.
Yeah well Indians discovered America before Leif. Columbus is the first discoverer that resulted in the world knowing about America. That’s why we celebrate columbus.
I heard someone on a talk show say how bad columbus was to the Indians and therefore we should celebrate Leif erikson day. Like the Vikings were kind gentle people. :-). The whole world was ugly back then and still is.
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/text/bog_iron.htm
“At the Norse settlement in L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada, there is clear evidence that Norsemen harvested and smelted bog iron to use as the raw material for the iron rivets they fabricated to repair their ships there 1000 years ago.”
Scanned the title and thought it read “Leif Garret Day”.
From Bonanza? Not Lorne Greene though, I don’t think.
Leif Ericson. This was a shot from The High Chaparral.
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