Hailed as the Miracle on Ice, the U.S. hockey team’s unexpected victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics is nearing its 50th anniversary. A five-year plan is underway to create a ...

In 1980, the world was fraught with political division, economic shifts and global conflict. The Cold War loomed large, American hostages were being held in Iran, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan ...

Last February the village of Lake Placid celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, which Sports Illustrated called the top sporting event of the 20th century. New York Senate Minority ...

A fundraising campaign has kicked off in Lake Placid, New York, to create what organizers have dubbed a "Monument to a Miracle." "It was a moment in American history, and we just feel that it would be ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – There have been books, a movie and documentaries on the subject. And now there will be a Monument to a Miracle, the continuation of the stunning Olympic title captured by the 1980 ...

The group spearheading a project to honor the Miracle on Ice Hockey team with a permanent monument accepted its first fundraising check today in Lake Placid. Hailed as the Miracle on Ice, the U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday. The ...

It has been 45 years since one of the most iconic moments in American sports history unfolded on the ice at Lake Placid during the 1980 Winter Olympics. The underdog U.S. men's hockey team, composed ...

A bill to award the 1980 United States men’s Olympic hockey team the Congressional Gold Medal passed the U.S. Senate on Monday. The Senate’s unanimous action moves the team that defeated the Soviet ...

The House of Representatives has passed a bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, celebrated for their "Miracle on Ice" victory.