{"id":786,"date":"2012-10-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2012\/10\/09\/happy-leif-ericson-day\/"},"modified":"2012-10-09T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T15:00:00","slug":"happy-leif-ericson-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2012\/10\/09\/happy-leif-ericson-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Leif Ericson Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today is Leif Ericson Day, a day to celebrate the real first explorer to reach North America (take that, yesterday’s holiday!). Leif Ericson Day has been an officially proclaimed holiday since 1964; it’s difficult to tell if its popularity is sudden or if we’re just now noticing that people have already been celebrating it.<\/p>\n

In any case, as per the president’s orders<\/a>, today is a day to honor our country’s Norwegian heritage. Here’s some selections of Norwegian films in our collection, as well as educational videos about the history of Norway and their expedition to North America.<\/p>\n

From Norway:<\/h3>\n

<\/a>Come<\/a> – HU DVD 833
Kitchen Stories<\/a> – HU DVD 3410
Reprise<\/a> – HU DVD 6560
Dead Snow<\/a> – HU DVD 7972<\/p>\n

About Norway:<\/h3>\n

Edvard Munch – HU DVD 1912
Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World – Streaming video<\/a>
Go West, Young Man – Streaming video<\/a>
How Do They Do It In Norway? – Streaming video<\/a>
Norway – Streaming video<\/a>
Norway in Revolt – Streaming video<\/a>
Romans, Saxons, Vikings – Streaming video<\/a>
The Vikings – Streaming video<\/a><\/p>\n

Or, you can always watch the Spongebob SquarePants<\/a> episode about Leif Ericson Day (Bubble Buddy, HU DVD 8454).\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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