Debunking Myths: Columbus, Leif Erikson, and the First Thanksgiving

The video challenges the traditional narrative of Christopher Columbus discovering America, highlighting that he never set foot on North America and that indigenous people had long inhabited the land. It credits Leif Erikson as the first European to reach North America and discusses Amerigo Vespucci's role in naming the continent. The video also debunks the myth of a harmonious first Thanksgiving, revealing tensions between pilgrims and Native Americans.

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