October 9, 2014 – NATIONAL LEIF ERIKSON DAY – FIRE PREVENTION DAY cbswlaw #Schwam-Wilcox & Associates Home Office: Orlando NATIONAL LEIF ERICKSON DAY This day is an annual observance that honors Leif Erikson, the Norse explorer who brought the first Europeans known to have set foot in North America. In 1925 at the Norse-American Centennial, President Calvin Coolidge gave recognition to Leif Erikson as the discoverer of America due to research by Norwegian-American scholars such as Knut Geirset and Ludvig-Hektoen. United States Representative, John Blatnik from Duluth, introduced a bill, in 1963, to observe Leif Erikson Day nationwide. In 1964, the United States Congress authorized and requested that the President to create the observance through an annual proclamation. President Lyndon B. Johnson and each President since have done so. In the proclamations, the Presidents have praised the contributions of Americans of Nordic descent generally and the spirit of discovery. Some states officially commemorate Leif Erikson Day, in addition to the federal observance, particularly in the Upper Midwest where there are large numbers of people from the Nordic countries settled. October 9 was chosen as Leif Erikson Day as the ship, Restauration, coming from Stavanger, Norway arrived in New York Harbor on October 9, 1825, at the beginning of the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FIRE PREVENTION DAY Fire prevention day commemorate the great Chicago fire, which burned from October 8 to October 10 in 1871. Around 3.3 square miles burned as well as hundreds of lives lost. The first fire prevention day was held on October 9, 1911, 40 years after the Chicago fire. Use fire prevention day as remember to check all fire extinguishers, smoke alarms and have planned escaped route from your home or business in case of fire.
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