Leif Erikson discovers America by Christian Krohg, 1893 The earliest recorded European mention of America is in a historical treatise , circa 1075, where it is referred to as Vinland . It is also extensively referred to in the 13th Century Norse Vinland Sagas , which relate to events which occurred around 1000. Whilst the strongest archaeological evidence of the existence of Norse settlements in America is located in Canada, most notably at L'Anse aux Meadows and it is dated to circa 1000, there is significant scholarly debate as to whether Norse explorers also made landfall in New England and other east-coast areas. [15] In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge declared that a Norse explorer called Leif Erikson (c.970 – c.1020) was the first European to discover America .➫➫ SEE THIS YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: !! ➫! ➫! ➫! FULL ALBUM: Olajibson — “ Ibile On God ” featuring OmotayoOT upcoming Nigerian Star OLAJIBSON drop out his highly anticipated album tagged “ ON GOD “. From The Pr....