The Great Gale of 1879 showed why Nantucket earned the nickname the Graveyard of the Atlantic. The storm, which began on March...
On the early morning of May 26, 1954, fighter jets started to catapult into the air from the USS Bennington (CVA 20),...
Just after midnight on Feb. 20, 1856, the first mate of the packet ship John Rutledge began scratching out quick log entries....
When the Great September Gale struck New England in the fall of 1815, few could remember the last time such a devastating...
In 1923, Senator Henry Lippitt decided it was time for him to retire. At age 66, he had served in the U.S....
Historic boats are as much a part of New England as Revolutionary battlefields and old taverns. The region has a fascinating maritime...