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First Europeans in America
This may sound like an easy question, but it isn't. Legends have pointed towards Columbus, then the Vikings. Archaeologists have discovered evidence of a Viking village dating to 500 years before Columbus. But there are also legends about an Irish monk named Saint Brendan who sailed for seven years 500 years before the Vikings.
Who were the first Europeans on American soil?
1. Vikings.
2. Christopher Columbus.
3. A monk named Saint Brendan and his friends.

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