On the recordOctober 5, 1989
I do hereby proclaim October 9, 1989, as Leif Erikson Day.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI do hereby proclaim October 9, 1989, as Leif Erikson Day.
Proclamation 6041—Leif Erikson Day, 1989
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