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 ...

Ryan Day and Ohio State beat Michigan for their 16th straight win since losing to the Wolverines last year. Gregory Shamus / Getty Images ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ryan Day had a lot of time to think about ...

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 ...

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 ...

On October 9, 1825, a ship carrying 52 Norwegians entered the New York harbor, looking to find a better life in the United States. This was the first organized migration from Norway to North America, ...