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Leif Eriksson Discovers America Viking travels
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Vikings. Viking warriors hold swords and shields. 9th c. AD seafaring warriors raided the coasts of Europe, burning, plundering and killing. Marauders or pirates came from Scandinavia, now Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. European History
European History
Buzz Aldrin. Apollo 11. Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin, photographed July 20, 1969, during the first manned mission to the Moon's surface. Reflected in Aldrin's faceplate is the Lunar Module and astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took the picture.
Exploration and Discovery
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Leif Erikson: References & Edit History

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Leifr Eiriksson. Nov 22, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Minnesota State Pressbooks - Leif Erikson (ca. 1000). Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Leif Eriksson. Apr 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Site of Leif Erikson International Foundation. Feb 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Years Before Columbus: Leif Erikson, His Life and His Voyage of Adventure to the New World. Nov 18, 2022
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Leif Erikson. Sep 01, 2022
Corrected display issue. Jan 12, 2021
Replaced media. Jul 12, 2019
Changed article title from "Leif Eriksson the Lucky" to "Leif Erikson." Mar 28, 2019
Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - Eric the Red and Leif Ericson. Feb 16, 2017
Add new Web site: Easy Science For Kids - Leif Eriksson – Viking Explorer. Dec 29, 2016
Add new Web site: The Mariners' Museum and Park - The Ages of Exploration - Biography of Leif Ericsson. Dec 29, 2016
Add new Web site: Famous Explorers - Biography of Leif Ericson. Jul 15, 2016
Add new Web site: Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Leifr Eiriksson. Jul 15, 2016
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Jun 03, 2015
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Leif Erikson. Mar 01, 2013
Added photograph. Aug 17, 2009
Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Leif Erikson. Jun 11, 2009
Added Icelandic spellings for Eriksson and Tale of Greenlanders. Nov 07, 2007
Added new Web site: World History International Project - Leif Ericson Discovers America. Oct 20, 2006
Article revised. Jun 06, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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