How a tradition that started off as a way to find a partner became a day for the industry to celebrate itself.

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian ... Through The Alps (Full Day) (539 reviews) ...

LEADER — On Friday, July 24, 2009, Peter Achermann left his Leader home to pick up groceries and his wife's medications in ...

As a teenager, Peter Achermann left war-torn Europe and made a fresh start in the U.S. He had written he hoped for a peaceful ...

At about 1:30 p.m., Culloden and other ships, including Captain Cuthbert Collingwood (another destined to join the ‘Band of Brothers’) in HMS Excellent, were gradually overhauling the Spanish rear and ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of a Russian missionary to Japan, Ethelbert Talbot ...

By early 1797, 38-year-old, Norfolk born Horatio Nelson had been in the Royal Navy for over 26 years. Within the Navy his reputation for dash and bravery was well established, although, to the general ...

and the forty days from St. Martin's day to Christmas were reduced to four weeks. We have seen that this fast began to be observed first in France; but thence it spread into England, as we find ...

Crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch. 1355: The St. Scholastica’s Day riot breaks out in Oxford, leaving ...

Canadian under-20 men's rugby coach Christiaan Esterhuizen has named a 54-man roster for a training camp starting later this ...

Ruth Franklin's 'The Many Lives of Anne Frank' complements the diarist's story and refuses to police its interpretation by countless admirers.

St. Nicholas Day is celebrated every year on Dec. 6 ... the Victoria bar argued the rule was difficult to manage because custom France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister ...