Nordic settlers, or Vikings, landed in northern Newfoundland around the year 1000 A.D . They came from Greenland, Iceland, and Scandinavia.
John Cabot, an Italian explorer, discovered Newfoundland in 1497. He was commissioned by the British government. He also likely found the future state of Maine.
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He landed at Newfoundland around the year 1000. This was about 500 years before Columbus.He led a group of Vikings, who were the first Europeans to land in North America.
The first non-native person to find what is now Newfoundland was Lief Ericksson in about 1000. In about 1450 John Cabot landed in Newfoundland.
A group of Viking explorers under the leadership of Leif Ericson "the Lucky" landed in Newfoundland around 1000 A.D. They called the area "Vinland" and set up a colony that was eventually driven out by Native Americans. These were the first Europeans to discover America.
Leifur Eiriksson landed came ashore in Newfoundland on 21 July in the year 1000.
The first European to set foot on Newfoundland was Leif Erikson and his crew, approximately in 1000 AD. But I should point out that native people had already been there for thousands of years.
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Norsemen, also called Vikings, settled briefly at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland around 1000 AD.
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First European settlement: Vikings in Newfoundland