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28-02-2016, 09:47
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Re: Oldest European Settlement in US
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Originally Posted by tropicalescape
"if" is the operative here .."If" they lived here I guess you could call it a settlement...what are your facts by the way? Which town in the USA celebrates "Erickson Day" or better yet what written historical account can you direct me to that will make us all see the light..? Do you really believe I am attempting to rewrite history and convince the savy folks on CF that its true?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson_Day
During his appearance at the Norse-American Centennial in 1925, President Calvin Coolidge gave recognition to Leif Erikson as the discoverer of America due to research by Norwegian-American scholars such as Knut Gjerset and Ludvig Hektoen.[5] In 1930, Wisconsin became the first U.S. state to officially adopt Leif Erikson Day as a state holiday, thanks in large part to efforts by Rasmus Anderson. A year later, the state of Minnesota followed suit. By 1956, Leif Erikson Day had been made an official observance in seven states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Colorado, Washington, and California) and one Canadian province (Saskatchewan).[6] In 2012, the day was also made official in Las Vegas, Nevada.[7]
In 1963, the U.S. Representative from Duluth, John Blatnik, introduced a bill to observe Leif Erikson Day nationwide. The following year Congress adopted this unanimously. In 1964, the United States Congress authorized and requested the President to create the observance through an annual proclamation. Lyndon B. Johnson did so, as has each President since. Presidents have used the proclamation to praise the contributions of Americans of Nordic descent generally and the spirit of discovery. In addition to the federal observance, some states officially commemorate Leif Erikson Day, particularly in the Upper Midwest, where large numbers of people from the Nordic countries settled.
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28-02-2016, 09:58
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#227
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Re: Oldest European Settlement in US
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Originally Posted by Island Time O25
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson_Day
During his appearance at the Norse-American Centennial in 1925, President Calvin Coolidge gave recognition to Leif Erikson as the discoverer of America due to research by Norwegian-American scholars such as Knut Gjerset and Ludvig Hektoen.[5] In 1930, Wisconsin became the first U.S. state to officially adopt Leif Erikson Day as a state holiday, thanks in large part to efforts by Rasmus Anderson. A year later, the state of Minnesota followed suit. By 1956, Leif Erikson Day had been made an official observance in seven states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Colorado, Washington, and California) and one Canadian province (Saskatchewan).[6] In 2012, the day was also made official in Las Vegas, Nevada.[7]
In 1963, the U.S. Representative from Duluth, John Blatnik, introduced a bill to observe Leif Erikson Day nationwide. The following year Congress adopted this unanimously. In 1964, the United States Congress authorized and requested the President to create the observance through an annual proclamation. Lyndon B. Johnson did so, as has each President since. Presidents have used the proclamation to praise the contributions of Americans of Nordic descent generally and the spirit of discovery. In addition to the federal observance, some states officially commemorate Leif Erikson Day, particularly in the Upper Midwest, where large numbers of people from the Nordic countries settled.
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That crazy guy(Garreson Keeler) with the english degree is behind all of this.. Nordic history in NA is what Lake Wobegon is to Minnisota (fake)...
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28-02-2016, 10:02
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#228
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Re: Oldest European Settlement in US
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Originally Posted by Island Time O25
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson_Day
During his appearance at the Norse-American Centennial in 1925, President Calvin Coolidge gave recognition to Leif Erikson as the discoverer of America due to research by Norwegian-American scholars such as Knut Gjerset and Ludvig Hektoen.[5] In 1930, Wisconsin became the first U.S. state to officially adopt Leif Erikson Day as a state holiday, thanks in large part to efforts by Rasmus Anderson. A year later, the state of Minnesota followed suit. By 1956, Leif Erikson Day had been made an official observance in seven states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Colorado, Washington, and California) and one Canadian province (Saskatchewan).[6] In 2012, the day was also made official in Las Vegas, Nevada.[7]
In 1963, the U.S. Representative from Duluth, John Blatnik, introduced a bill to observe Leif Erikson Day nationwide. The following year Congress adopted this unanimously. In 1964, the United States Congress authorized and requested the President to create the observance through an annual proclamation. Lyndon B. Johnson did so, as has each President since. Presidents have used the proclamation to praise the contributions of Americans of Nordic descent generally and the spirit of discovery. In addition to the federal observance, some states officially commemorate Leif Erikson Day, particularly in the Upper Midwest, where large numbers of people from the Nordic countries settled.
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"thought" to have stepped foot in America..Good effort though..we cant keep going to WIKI for proof yall..  ps..Scott Wolter(NOT ME) "thought" that gaints and Knights Templar were here first..
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28-02-2016, 10:40
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Re: Oldest European Settlement in US
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Originally Posted by CSY Man
How about the Chinese and Japanese descendants are they illegal aliens as well?
Or the Eskimos and the Indians, they sure as hell did not apply for legal status in the US, they just walked across the land bridge from Sibeira and helped themselfs to a defenseless country, bastards.... 
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You mean defenseless because there were no humans there?
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28-02-2016, 12:00
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#230
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Now on the Dark Side: Stink Potter.
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Re: Oldest European Settlement in US
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Originally Posted by Polux
You mean defenseless because there were no humans there?
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Yes.....
How can they be legal immigrants if nobody took their fingerprints and approved their green cards?
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28-02-2016, 12:35
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Re: Oldest European Settlement in US
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Originally Posted by CSY Man
Yes.....
How can they be legal immigrants if nobody took their fingerprints and approved their green cards? 
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Maybe the resident native Americans had a customs house where the immigrants from Asia had to get registered to enter into North America? Since we were not there and no written records remain, can not say one way or another(think there was a song with that title).
Personally, believe colonialists from I-Pax controlled the borders back then.
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28-02-2016, 14:18
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Now on the Dark Side: Stink Potter.
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Re: Oldest European Settlement in US
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That crazy guy(Garreson Keeler) with the english degree is behind all of this.. Nordic history in NA
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