When Bern converted during the Protestant Reformation in 1528, the Unteraargau also converted.

* September 10 – John Lawson, Christoph von Graffenried, 2 African American slaves and 2 Native Americans leave on an exploration expedition from New Bern, and travel north by canoe up the Neuse River ( this event has also been dated September 12, 1711 ).

Bern is also the capital of the Canton of Bern, the second most populous of Switzerland's cantons.

Other giants, perhaps descended from earlier Germanic mythology, feature as frequent opponents of Dietrich von Bern in medieval German tales-in later portrayals Dietrich himself and his fellow heroes also became giants.

They are also listed under Annex III of the Bern Convention.

Vilts also owned Newsholme and Utley ; and Gamel Bern was of the family of noblemen that held the most land in Northern England.

The school also owns a campus in the ski resort village of Gstaad in the Canton of Bern, where the student body, faculty, and staff move to during the Winter months of January through March.

In September 1896 reference to the English edition was dropped, and it was published as the Fourteenth Edition, edited by Bern B. Gallaudet, F. J. Brockway, and J. P. McMurrich, who also edited the Fifteenth Edition ( October 1901 ).

Soon thereafter, the Catholic cantons refused to help the Three Leagues ( Drei Bünde ) in Graubünden in the Musso war against the Duchy of Milan, Zürich promptly considered this a breach of contracts between the confederacy and the Three Leagues and declared an embargo against the five alpine Catholic cantons, in which Bern also participated.

Wyttenbach's own father was also a theological professor of considerable note, first at the University of Bern, and then at the University of Marburg.

Mostly, they have chosen to rent apartments or hotel suites in Bern ( at their own expense ), However, they are entitled to use the Federal Council's country estate, Lohn, for holidays ; this estate is also used to host official guests of the Swiss Confederation.

Gessner's life was written by Johann Jakob Hottinger ( Zürich, 1796 ), and by Heinrich Wölfflin ( Frauenfeld, 1889 ); see also his Briefwechsel mit seinem Sohn ( Correspondence with his son, Bern and Zürich, 1801 ).

However, the southern part of the Jura region, which is also predominantly French-speaking but has a Protestant majority, opted not to join the newly-formed canton, and instead remained part of the Canton of Bern.

The club also sent five players to the national side for the 1954 World Cup which West Germany won in what became popularly known as The Miracle of Bern.

The Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, also known as the Bern Convention ( or Berne Convention ), is a binding international legal instrument in the field of Nature Conservation, it covers the natural heritage in Europe, as well as in some African countries.

The cantonal capital, also the federal capital of Switzerland, is Bern.

Dan Bern ( also known as Bernstein ; born July 27, 1965 ) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist and painter.

Bern ’ s song " One Dance " was also included in Kasdan's first film " Zero Effect ".

Both CDs feature longtime collaborators Common Rotation with whom Bern has also released two live recordings.

The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern.

After completing his Ph. D, Gobat began his practicing law in Bern and also lectured on French civil law at Bern University.

* In 2001, Dan Bern wrote a humorous song / story entitled " The Fifth Beatles ".

" Fritz Kolbe transmitted to the OSS some 1600 documents and cables, traveling between Berlin and Bern, " slipping through a half dozen Gestapo checkpoints while carrying his death-by-torture warrant in a shabby briefcase ", Helms wrote.

Bern wrote " Swing Set ," a duet with Emmylou Harris, for the off Broadway production of " Family Week " directed by Jonathan Demme and wrote the title song for Demme ’ s documentary " Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains.

Watson has reportedly played with actor John C. Reilly's band John Reilly and Friends, together with Tom Brosseau, Becky Stark, and Sebastian Steinberg, and Dan Bern " who ’ s a great songwriter and who wrote a lot of stuff for Walk Hard.

Wine writer Bern Ramey and University of California-Davis viticulture professor Lloyd A. Lider credit Mrs. J. Johnston of Fredericktown, Maryland who wrote to Adlum and said while her late husband always called the grapes " Catawba ", she did know where he got the original vines from.

Nicholas Manuel ( 1484 – 1530 ), a many-sided Bernese, composed satirical poems in German against the pope, while Valerius Anshelm ( d. 1540 ), also of Bern, wrote one of the best Swiss chronicles.

Gibbs arrived at New Bern, North Carolina, where he wrote a letter published in The Christian Recorder where he described the conditions he saw in the aftermath of the war, " The destitution and suffering of this people extended my wildest dream ; old men and women bending to the ground, heads white with the frosts and hardships of many winters, as well as the innocent babe of a few weeks, contribute to make up this scene of misery.

Battle of New Bern as illustrated in Harper's Weekly.

The Bern Physiologus is a relatively rare example of a secular manuscript heavily illustrated with fully painted miniatures, lying in between these two classes, and perhaps produced for the private library of an important individual, as was the Vatican Terence.

In 2012, Bern released two new studio recordings showcasing American roots music: " Drifter ," featuring a duet with Emmylou Harris, and " Doubleheader ," an 18-song tribute to baseball culled from close to 30 years of songwriting and recorded at Bob Weir ’ s TRI Studios in Marin County.

Dan Bern and Common Rotation will be releasing a full length record of new songs produced by Adam Busch and Jon Griffin in 2012.

With a daily distribution of 174, 162 ( 2012 ), the newspaper is one of the largest daily newspapers in Switzerland and the leading newspaper in the Bern Canton.

Ruddy was called up for the friendly against Italy in Bern, Switzerland on 10 August 2012, along with Butland and Joe Hart.

Solo exhibitions include Kunsthalle Bern, CH ( 1991 ); Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Kunstverein Leverkusen, GER ( 1997 ); Helmhaus Zurich, CH ( 1998 ); University Art Gallery, Pittsburgh PA, USA ( 2000 ); Kunstmuseum Solothurn, CH ( 2005 ); Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, GER ( 2005 ); Haunch of Venison, Zurich ( 2007 ); Cohan and Leslie, New York ( 2008 ); Nolan Judin, Berlin ( 2009 ); Fred Jahn, Munich ( 2009 ); Haunch of Venison, London ( 2009 ); Lullin + Ferrari, Zurich ( 2010 ); Haunch of Venison, London ; Nolan Judin, Berlin ( 2011 ); Haunch of Venison, London ( 2011 ); Void, Derry ( 2012 )

(...) and in Bitzius, a novel less than one hundred pages long, similar in some ways to Mitzi's Treasure, (...) and that told the story of the life of Albert Bitzius, pastor of Lützelflüh, in the canton of Bern, an author of sermons as well as a writer under the pseudonym Jeremias Gotthelf.

With the success of his first novel, he moved to New Bern, NC.

The Pioneer Explorer Collaboration was formed to study the Pioneer Anomaly and has hosted three meetings ( 2005, 2007, and 2008 ) at International Space Science Institute in Bern, Switzerland to discuss the anomaly, and discuss possible means for resolving the source.

Bern: Peter Lang Publ., 2004 ( Sapheneia, Beiträge zur Klassischen Philologie ; 9 ) VII, 247 p. ISBN: 3-03910-247-8 ( very useful in order to understand what kind of difficulties Ausonius felt towards Paulinus religious conversion.

On 11 July 2004, 50 years after the Bern match, a lifesize statue of him was put up near Georg-Melches-Stadium in Essen, on the square named after him.

During the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, Heatley initially played for the Swiss team SC Bern.

Scotto's director credits include: Madama Butterfly ( Metropolitan Opera, Arena di Verona, Florida Grand Opera, Palm Beach Opera ); Bellini's Il pirata ( Festival Belliniano, Catania, 1993 ) and La sonnambula ( Catania, 1994 ); an Emmy Award-winning telecast of La traviata ( New York City Opera, 1995 ); Norma ( Finnish National Opera ); Adriana Lecouvreur ( Santiago, 2002 ); Lucia di Lammermoor ( Music Hall of Thessaloniki, 2004 ); La Wally ( Dallas, Bern ); La Bohème ( Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2007 and Palm Beach Opera, 2009 ); Turandot ( Athens, 2009 ); La sonnambula ( Miami and Michigan Opera Theatre, 2008 ), and Un ballo in maschera, ( Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2010 ).

After playing with SC Bern of the Swiss Nationaliiga A during the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, he returned to Buffalo and emerged as a bona fide NHL star, beginning with a 58-point season in just 48 games during the 2005 – 06 campaign.

* 2004 – Landesmedien award from North Rhine-Westphalia for The miracle of Bern

He had already played 13 games for Bern during the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout.