Pyeongchang, Korea, was announced as the host city for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games today - a crushing victory over rivals Munich of Germany and Annecy of France in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote in Durban. After two failed attempts for 2010 and 2014, Pyeongchang will mark the first Winter Games in Asia outside of Japan
Pyeongchang, Korea, was announced as the host city for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games today - a crushing victory over rivals Munich of Germany and Annecy of France in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote in Durban. After two failed attempts for 2010 and 2014, Pyeongchang will mark the first Winter Games in Asia outside of Japan
South Koreans are celebrating the decision by the IOC to host the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Here's why the South Korean venue was selected.
South Korea’s Pyeongchang was awarded the 2018 Winter Olympics on Wednesday after failing in two previous attempts.
The South Korean city beat out Germany and France to win the bid for the 2018 games.
The International Olympic Committee announced Pyeongchang today as the destination of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The announcement was made after only one round of secret balloting by the group's 95 members in Durban, South Africa.
When Bulger disappeared in the early nineties, he haunted the streets of Boston. Children were afraid.
John J. Connolly, the FBI agent responsible for Bulger's escape 16 years ago will be released from federal prison in four days.
Yesterday marked both the summer solstice and the winter solstice, depending on where you are in the world.
Summer solstice happens precisely when the Earth's axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun, at the degree of 23° 26'.
Thousands of yoga enthusiasts stretched their arms in a busy hotspot marking the summer solstice at a free long day in the middle of Times Square, Manhattan.
The Summer Solstice 2011, the longest day of the year and also the official beginning of the summer season, officially arrived on Tuesday, June 21.
Witch doctors and druids around the world have gathered in groups to celebrate summer solstice and winter solstice.
Today marks both the summer solstice and the winter solstice, depending on where you are in the world.
Summer solstice in 2011 was celebrated by many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. There, it marks the longest day of the year, the shortest night of the year, and what many consider to be the beginning of summer.
Today, Tuesday June 21st is the summer solstice and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
Summer solstice 2011 is upon us in the Northern Hemisphere.
The official beginning of Summer is celebrated all over the Northern Hemisphere.
Every year on the Summer Solstice, thousands flock to Stonehenge to celebrate the longest day of the year.The stones of the ancient, mysterious rock formation align with the rising and setting sun on Solstices, resulting in a breathtaking spectacle.Many of Summer Solstice revelers are neo-pagans, there to honor their belief that Stonehenge was the site of ancient pagan rituals and to honor the sun - or Sol - as a source of life. (The term 'solstice' is derived from the Lat...
Here is an interesting fact about the Summer Solstice. The longest day of the year is not normally the warmest.
Summer Solstice is the day in a year when the Sun reaches its northernmost point in the planet Earth's sky. Find out more about summer and winter solstice.
NASA has said it is ending its attempts to regain contact with the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. A transmission that will end on Wednesday, May 25, will be the last in a series of attempt, NASA said in a statement on Tuesday.
