On Feb. 26, 1955, a small group led by Mrs. Charles B. Gilbert of Norwich, Conn., posed for a photographer in front...
The old saying “As Maine goes, so goes the nation,” may have applied to politics, but never to ketchup. The historic novelist...
The New London race riots broke out in 1919, a season of violence throughout the United States known as the Red Summer....
The Fuller Brush Man for decades roved American cities and towns with a smile, a sample case and a good pair of...
Before the Civil War, Benjamin Roberts lost, and then won, his fight to integrate Boston’s schools. And then after he died, he...
On Jan. 10, 1941, Hartford State’s Attorney Hugh Alcorn attended the opening night of the Broadway play, Arsenic and Old Lace. The...