Historical Facts That Are Actually Wrong

Christopher Columbus Didn’t Discover The Americas

You may have heard people say before that Christopher Columbus Day should be renamed Lief Erikson Day. For starters, Columbus never even went to North America. He explored the Caribbean and parts of Central and South America, but never the North. Additionally, the Vikings had arrived in North America 500 years before Columbus’ famous voyage. That credit goes to Lief Erikson. There are actually eight Viking buildings in Newfoundland that are now a UNESCO World Heritage site.