Happy Leif Erikson Day! America has more than 2,000 such commemorations, from National Noodle Day to National Iguana Appreciation Day. By . Peter Funt. Share. Resize. Listen (2 min) ...

Erikson might not get the full Columbus treatment, but he was unquestionably an interesting guy (his dad was named “Erik the Red,” just for a start), and we’re happy to celebrate Leif ...

It’s Leif Erikson Day—which to some, is only an obscure reference to Spongebob Squarepants. ... but perhaps the invalidity of it all can be overlooked on a day like today. Happy celebrating!

Happy Leif Erikson Day! Every year on October 9, the Norse explorer from Iceland, who is believed to have settled in America hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus, is celebrated.

Actually, it should be a four-day holiday, since Tuesday is Leif Erikson Day — the first European to actually set foot in North America (sorry, Columbus fans). But no such luck.

In the episode, Leif Erikson Day is referred to as SpongeBob's favorite holiday next to April Fool's Day. Before the episode ends, Bubble Buddy is seen wishing SpongeBob a Happy Leif Erikson Day ...

The Leif Erikson Day meme pops up annually on October 9, often referencing an episode of SpongeBob Squarepants.Popular awareness of the holiday skyrocketed after 2001, when SpongeBob woke up and ...

Being that it’s Leif Erikson Day, we investigated and discovered that, yes, SpongeBob Squarepants quotes do come up quite frequently among those born after 1990. So much so, it’s like we’re ...

By the time it became a federal holiday in 1971, most states already recognized Columbus Day. Leif Erikson Day made its debut in the early 20th century too, but it never gained the same momentum.

Good morning. I’m Paul Thornton, and it is Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Allow me to be the first half-Norwegian to wish you a happy Leif Erikson Day tomorrow. Let’s look back at the week in Opinion.