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Illustration of Columbus's ships approaching land already inhabited by Indigenous peoples

History Explained

Did Columbus Discover America?

Columbus is credited with discovering America, but millions of people already lived there, Vikings arrived 500 years earlier, and Columbus himself never set foot on the continental United States. Here is what actually happened.

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Editorial illustration of a Viking longship approaching the coast of North America

VIKING HISTORY

Did Leif Erikson Reach America Before Columbus?

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