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Leif Erikson Day
U.S. stamp issued on Leif Erikson Day, 1968
Observed byUnited States
TypeCultural
SignificanceRecognize contributions of Americans of Nordic descent
DateOctober 9

Leif Erikson Day is an annual American observance occurring on October 9. It honors Leif Ericson (Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson or the Norwegian: "Leif Eriksen"), the Norse explorer who brought the first Europeans known to have set foot in North America. [1]

Date

October 9th is not associated with any particular event in Leif Erikson's life. The date was chosen because the ship Restauration coming from Stavanger, Norway, arrived in New York Harbor on October 9, 1825 at the start of the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Leiv Erikson (Go Norway. 2007)
  2. ^ Leif Erikson Day in United States (Time and Date AS 1995–2009)
  3. ^ Leif Erikson in Humboldt Park (Norwegian National League)

Further reading

  • Anderson, Rasmus Bjorn (1874). America Not Discovered by Columbus: an historical sketch of the discovery of America by the Norsemen in the Tenth Century. Chicago: S.C. Griggs.


Sample proclamations:

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