Leif Erikson
publication date: Friday, April 28, 2017 (part of Spring 2017)
category: 
Exploration
clue: Wandering about like a leaf on the wind led him to discover North America long before Columbus.
explanation: Erikson is credited as the first European to set foot in North America (excluding Greenland), in the year AD 999. more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Erik Bates, Aaron Shurtleff, and Jesse King
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