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Happy New Year 2022

It’s New Year’s Day! Which means bell ringing is in full swing for the National Bell Festival. Across four continents and dozens of events, we’re ringing in the New...

Bell Towers Across Four Continents Set to Ring in the New Year

This New Year’s Eve, the first-ever Ring around the World will invite bells to resound in an international moment of unity and celebration. At midnight local...

The Bells in James Bond's “No Time to Die”

James Bond is back in the newly-released film, “No Time to Die” (2021), which packs all the punch of a classic 007 flick: flashy cars, sultry lovers, maniacal...

Bicentennial Tribute to Harriet Tubman Planned for New Year’s Day

At noon on New Year’s Day 2022, a solitary bell will ring 200 times at the Military Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the years since the birth...

Israeli Archeologists Unveil Cache of Bells Recovered from Ancient Shipwreck

The Israel Antiquities Authority has published findings from a recent submarine survey, bringing to light a ship’s cargo that sank nearly 1,700 years ago. The...

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