One hundred years ago this spring, the Statue of Liberty nearly got a new accessory: a wristwatch. In March 1926, newspapers ...

AKRE, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — For many people, the vernal equinox — which marked the beginning of spring Friday — is just another date on the calendar. But in Iran, it's celebrated as the Persian ...

Miri Regev, the Minister of Transportation who is also responsible for national ceremonies, plans to propose to Argentine President Javier Milei to light a torch on the eve of Israel's Independence ...

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. Athletes from around the world are in Italy for the Winter Olympic Games, chasing ...

The lighting of the Olympic cauldron has become an important part of every Olympic Games over the past century, serving as the symbolic home for the Olympic flame and a natural ending to the Olympic ...

HUDSON — Forty-six years ago, the 1980 Winter Olympic torch relay traveled through Columbia County, with a stop in Hudson, on its way to the Olympic Games in Lake Placid. In the years since, the city ...

For the first time in Olympic history, two cauldrons will be lit during the opening ceremony. One cauldron will be located in Milan at the Arco della Pace, while the other will be at Piazza Dibona in ...