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Leif Erikson Day

Leif Erikson does have a day,
October 9th to be exact,
Proclaimed throughout the U.S.A.
He did beat Columbus in fact,
As first European to come
To the New World to "civilize,"
But gets less credit, so say some,
Because his trip did not give rise
To European migration,
In mass to a new time and place,
With old conquering to be done.
Columbus' trips ballooned that pace.

A pagan Viking - just no way
To get a Federal holiday.