People often wonder how and why the Jenny Lind Tower ended up on the sand dunes of North Truro, Mass. It’s an...
On March 5, 1770, Matthew Kilroy shot Samuel Gray to death during the Boston Massacre. Kilroy had fought with Gray earlier, and...
John Quincy Adams’ diary must have been irresistible reading for his bad boy brother Charles. John Quincy started his diary at the...
Rosalind Russell’s long career as a soignee actress with a flair for comedy almost came to an end in 1955, when she...
The name “John Hay” pops up frequently in American history, especially during the second half of the 19th century. John Hay was...
On the night of Nov. 14, 1917, 63-year-old Mrs. John Winters Brannan wrapped herself in her heavy sealskin coat to protect herself...