President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation on Thursday designating October 9 as Leif Erikson Day to honor the Norse explorer who reached North America 500 years before Columbus. The proclamation ...

October 9 is Leif Erikson Day, but don't go grabbing that horned hat to wear just yet.

Motorists traveling through the city of Westby on Saturday, Oct. 8 were intrigued when they passed a horse, a ship, and a train of tractors traveling down Main Street at 9 a.m. Most weren’t expecting ...

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, October 6, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A millennium ago, a fearless warrior-farmer, Leif Erikson, embarked on an epic voyage from ...

On Oct. 9-10, Westby will celebrate Leif Erikson Day. Research done by Westby native and noted pathologist Ludvig Hektoen (1863-1951) in 1925, President Calvin Coolidge recognized Leif Erikson as the ...

But his story — and that of the Vikings — is rife with misinformation. For one, there is no evidence that they wore the now famous headgear with the horns. Nor were all Scandinavians and Norse people ...