Saturday

Leif Eriksson was first!


As a kid it sure was nice to have Columbus Day off but my Norwegian AND Swedish grandparents made sure to tell me each and every year... 

LEIF LANDED FIRST!

Archaeology and DNA have since proven that Leif Eriksson and the Scandinavians were indeed the first Europeans to set foot on North American shores. Native Americans did arrive thousands of years earlier and it must (and righteously) infuriate them to hear folks say that Columbus "discovered" North America. I acknowledge them as the rightful first inhabitants but I still get a little pleasure in reminding my Italian-American friends.......


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Happy Leif Eriksson day, October 9th,