Archduke Leopold of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, spent most of his life in exile trying to chase down money — at least...
In 1721, the Connecticut General Assembly ordered Jeremiah Fitch to begin paying rent to John Clark for land he lived on near...
Born in 1777 in Coventry, Connecticut, Lorenzo Dow decided he was a Methodist preacher, and he wouldn’t take no for an answer....
As a young man, William Hull redeemed his friend Nathan Hale’s image. As an old man, Hull desperately tried to repair his...
In 1704, Mohawk Indians raided the frontier town of Deerfield, Mass. They captured local pastor John Williams, along with his family. Most...