Statue in Reykjavík, Iceland of the discoverer of the North American Continent. Reprinted, with permission of Prof. Ed Jackson, University of Alberta (Canada) , from his collection of Icelandic photos Leif Ericson…
From the Norway's Black Sheep section of the Great Norwegians Homepage comes a page on traitor Vidkin Quisling, whose surname is a synonymn for betrayer. VIDKUN QUISLING: NORWAY'S BENEDICT ARNOLD Born 1887. Executed…
Information on the San Bernardino Bulletin, a newspaper of general circulation focusing on law and the courts. Published by the Metropolitan News Company. San Bernardino County's only law-oriented newspaper. Official…
Articles on Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907), Norway's greatest composer, and sound files of his compositions. Norway's Greatest Composer (1843-1907) H e painted with notes. He painted the people, the scenery, and…
Biography of Walter F. Mondale, former vice president of the United States, former ambassador to Japan. Biography of Walter Frederick ("Fritz") Mondale was born in Ceylon, Minnesota on Jan. 5, 1928, the son of…
By Kevin A. Weitemier Christopher Columbus was not the first European to discover the New World! This commonly held belief is wrong. Columbus didn't reach the New World until 1492, 500 years after Leif Erikson's…
Links to pages on humorist Garrison Keillor on the Great Norwegians Homepage Garrison Keillor Biography from the website of Minnesota Public Radio -- located on the shores of Lake Wobegon Garrison Keillor Brief…
Website of the Metropolitan News Company, publisher of the Metropolitan News-Enterprise in Los Angeles and other California newspapers MNC Online <BODY> </BODY>
