When Old Norse explorers reached North America, they made history. But their brief, violent encounter with its indigenous peoples shows how cultural collisions could end in chaos. Historian and Viking ...

It turns out that some of the historical facts you've held onto might be myths. Even today, U.S. classrooms sometimes ...

Remember all those "truths" you meticulously memorized in school, the ones that shaped your understanding of the world? Well, ...

I knew I was alone,” he observed later, “in a way that no earthling has ever been before.” That quote is immortalized on a ...

Prepare to get schooled If you have kids in school, or even if you don’t, you’ve probably realized that there’s a lot about the day-to-day of school that’s changed in recent years. Everything from the ...

The "Across the Atlantic" exhibit explores the 1825 journey of 52 Norwegians on the sloop Restauration, the first organized emigration from Norway to America. Featuring artifacts, the exhibit ...

Norwegian pianist Oda Voltersvik presents "Heritage" concert at Mindekirken, celebrating 200 years of Norwegian-American ...

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This first year we’re providing scholarships for the Little Vikes program with camp Leif Ericson,” Dickson said. James Oppenheimer is the CEO of the Sioux Falls Family YMCA.

MATTOON — The Exchange Club of Mattoon recently honored five couples and one organization for regularly flying the American flag. The honors are a continuation of the Proudly We Hail ...

The madcap exhibition team has made America’s pastime even more American, tapping into the antic spirit of minor-league baseball and the showmanship of the Harlem Globetrotters.