The New England Dark Day was the darkest day of the American Revolution – a day as dark as night, a day...
Of all the patent medicines of the 19th century, Mrs. Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound, made of alcohol and herbs, was perhaps the...
Easter Sunday traditions in New England have long included dying eggs, wearing new clothes, baking hot cross buns and attending sunrise services....
Samuel Sewall will forever be remembered as a judge in the Salem witch trials in 1692-3, less so for his apology five...
The Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass., has a connection to two famous phrases. “Mr. Watson, Come here, I want to see...
Whether you’re a Pawn Stars fan or Antiques Roadshow is more your speed, the story is the same. Money-hungry owner of a...