Leif Erikson was the first European to set foot on continental America, around half a millennium before Christopher Columbus ...

The Leif Erikson story has its ugly side. Racial theorists have used the evidence both real and manufactured of a Norse arrival before Columbus to prove that America somehow had Nordic “Aryan ...

The dedication ceremony for the Leif Erikson Memorial was part of the Leif Erikson Day celebration held in St. Paul on October 9, 1949. An estimated 3,000 to 5,000 people attended the thirteen ...

Leif Erikson was a powerful Viking born in Iceland and the son of the famous Erik the Red, the founder of Greenland. Erikson was born in 970 and is believed to have lived until 1020.

Leif Erikson’s foray into North America began over a thousand years ago—long before Columbus’s 1492 journey. Read on to find out more about the intrepid explorer. 1.

Leif Erikson has long served as a symbol for Minnesota’s Scandinavian American community. According to Icelandic sagas, Erikson led a Norse expedition to North America in 1000 CE and established ...

A statue of Leif Erikson looks out across the Muddy River in Charlesgate Park, Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) 986: Erikson left Iceland after his father was banished around this year.

The Leif Erikson Day meme pops up annually on October 9, often referencing an episode of SpongeBob Squarepants.Popular awareness of the holiday skyrocketed after 2001, when SpongeBob woke up and ...