With friends like Richard Cutts, James Madison didn’t need enemies. Though Cutts was the rare New Englander who supported Mr. Madison’s War,...
Col. Tobias Lear V, known as Toby to his friends, left his mark on the early history of the United States as...
When the War of 1812 came to Cape Cod, only a few towns such as Falmouth resisted the British. In response, the...
On the moonless night of Dec. 18, 1813, a pair of mysterious blue lights at the mouth of the Thames River thwarted...
Today people will undoubtedly celebrate Thanksgiving in some fashion across America. But for President John Adams, Thanksgiving was very much an optional...
Five of the Founding Fathers elected president visited every state in New England, though four of them came from Virginia. George Washington...