Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then was inspired to create an international humanitarian aid organization.

Choreo LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Alcoa Co. (NYSE:AA – Free Report) by 24.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission ...

Norway to Ola P. Tandstad and Berta Midtbust Tandstad. Memorials can be made to the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art at Colorado State University Foundation, P.O. Box 1870, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522.

Up Helly Aa echoes the long rule of the Kingdom of Norway over Shetland and the return ... When the end came for tar-barrelling, in the early 1870s it seems to have been because the young ...

Dubbed "The Norway of Wisconsin," this little island in ... earliest European settlements in the late 19th century. Here, in 1870, a Danish settler established the second-oldest Icelandic ...

Trondheim, the Viking capital of Norway, is a popular tourist destination. Explore some of the best places to stay with David Nikel.

Plumas Ski Club has taken a step back in time with its longboard races, where participants ski on long, wooden skis and in ...

Isaac went on to found the first Jewish community in Stockholm. In 1870, Sweden granted Jews full civil rights. During the 20th century, many Jews came to Sweden from Russia, Germany, Norway, Denmark, ...

The previous estimate for 2025, made in November, was for 252.6 billion crowns. Norway oil and gas investments are set to reach new record in 2025, an industry survey by the statistics office shows.

When World War II broke out, many nations were using the same weapons as they had used in the previous war. However, by the ...

OSLO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO Elon Musk has clashed with Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norway's sovereign wealth fund, one of the automaker's top investors, according to a ...