As the US renews interest in Greenland, Nordic countries are standing united. The standoff has revived memories of a ...

Greenland was the stepping stone that made the Viking discovery of America possible. After Erik the Red founded the Greenland settlement, his son Leif Erikson used it as the launch point for voyages ...

For five years now, Briefing readers have eagerly awaited Fridays for a chance to put their penguin-hunting skills to the test. Each week, Leif Penguinson, a Rockhopper penguin, travels to ...

Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter.

Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer from Iceland, born around 970-980 C.E., who is widely believed to be the first European to set foot in North America — approximately 500 years before Christopher ...

Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day, is observed annually on Nov. 11. The day is dedicated to thanking and honoring all individuals who served honorably in the military, in wartime or ...

October 9 is Leif Erikson Day, but don't go grabbing that horned hat to wear just yet.

On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Scandinavian American Cultural and Historical Foundation hosted its “Leif Erikson Celebration” at California Lutheran University, commemorating the 200-year anniversary of ...

This year's celebration of Columbus Day falls on Monday, Oct. 13. Columbus Day is a holiday for both federal and New Jersey government workers, marked with the closings of offices deemed nonessential.

(Undated) -- Minnesota marks Leif Erikson Day today, honoring the Norse explorer who may have reached North America centuries before Columbus. His legacy is powerful here, thanks to the state’s deep ...