Young John Adams frustrated his pious father and vexed his hot-tempered mother with his dislike of school and love of the outdoors....
Few people knew Red Sox great Ted Williams had Mexican ancestry. That’s because he didn’t tell them. Teddy Samuel Williams was born...
In 1954, University of New Hampshire president Robert Chandler had a problem faculty member, Professor Kenneth Yates. He was ‘undoubtedly a brilliant...
When the 18th Amendment to the Constitution took effect on January 17, 1920, New England’s taverns suddenly became speakeasies. Law enforcement couldn’t...
Many Americans view Bastille Day as the big French holiday, but for Franco-Americans from Canada it’s St. Jean Baptiste Day on June...
In 1646, Roger Ludlow was commissioned to establish laws for Connecticut. It wasn’t an easy job, but after four hard years he...