Melvil Dewey had an obsession with the number 10. He slept 10 hours, wrote 10-page letters and created the Dewey Decimal System...
The name “John Hay” pops up frequently in American history, especially during the second half of the 19th century. John Hay was...
Some people believe that the Rough Riders were almost all cowboys from out West. After all, it had earned the nickname “The...
The United States came close to losing two presidents within a year after a Pittsfield streetcar driver nearly killed President Theodore Roosevelt....
The family-owned motel that flowered along New England’s roads after World War II has grown increasingly scarce. Today, there are one quarter...
Chickering & Sons Piano Company was always a two-person operation. It needed a technical expert to make the most advanced pianos of...