From 1845 to 1855, famine ships brought 2 million Irish emigrants to ports in Boston, New York and Canada. They were fleeing...
The year 1620 is well known as the date the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, but 1640 is less well-known as the year...
Just after midnight on Feb. 20, 1856, the first mate of the packet ship John Rutledge began scratching out quick log entries....
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....