Henry Obookiah, a young Hawaiian, caused a stir in the spring of 1815 when he sat in front of the white worshippers...
As Halloween approaches, we thought it appropriate to look at some of the most historic cemeteries in New England. Cemeteries are almost...
Col. Tobias Lear V, known as Toby to his friends, left his mark on the early history of the United States as...
Skull and Bones, Yale University’s most famous and most secret society, has inspired sinister conspiracy theories since its founding in 1832. Some...
Robert Todd Lincoln burned most of his papers and correspondence before he died. Most, but not all. He saved a collection of...
Jonathan Daniels smoked cigarettes. He liked to drive fast. He liked a good argument. And when he saw something wrong, he tried...