Politics and Military
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5.4K11Ed Brooke Takes the Oath of Office
On Jan. 10, 1967, Ed Brooke was sworn in as the junior senator from Massachusetts, the first African-American to win popular election...
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9.2K6The Legend of the Israel Putnam Wolf Den
Gen. Israel Putnam famously left his plow in the ground when he heard about the Battles of Lexington and Concord and immediately...
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11.0K7The Trial of Dr. Benjamin Spock
Dr. Benjamin Spock was a card-carrying member of the Eastern Establishment until a presidential remark set him on a different path. It...
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11.6K18N.H. Gov. Benning Wentworth Grabs the King’s Masts, Along With Vermont
If it weren’t for Benning Wentworth, Vermont probably wouldn’t exist. Wentworth was the Colony of New Hampshire’s first governor, and on Jan....
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5.9K3Senator John Kennedy Makes a Big Announcement. Sort Of.
Exactly no one was surprised on Jan. 2, 1960, when Massachusetts Senator John Kennedy stood under the crystal chandeliers in the red-carpeted...
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6.9K4Caleb Cushing and the Bad Luck Weathervane
Caleb Cushing famously brought a weathervane shaped like an arrow as a gift to the American consul in China in 1844. Cushing,...
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