Hugh Lofting, who created the children’s book character Doctor Dolittle, was an MIT trained civil engineer who spent much of his life...
Lovers leaps are nearly always found in isolated spots where a fall could kill you. They tend to inspire tales of romantic...
In 1913, a juicy report on Hartford’s 200 sex workers came into such demand that the city quickly ran out of copies....
Beginning in 1766, the liberty pole symbolized dissent from Great Britain, but over the years it took on different meanings for the...
In 1821, Revolutionary War captain David Perry approached a young Vermont publisher with a request. At age 79 he had little time...
Sixty-three years before the Boston Tea Party, outraged men launched a nighttime attack on a ship belonging to Andrew Belcher in Boston...