That summer, Shakespeare and his contemporaries were distracted from recent events concerning the monarchy when the black death made an unwelcome return. The 1603 outbreak had brought a directive ...

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1826 was the year when the first photograph was taken, which means that we haven’t had that much time to capture people in photos, which also means that many historical figures went without ever ...

In this quiz you will be asked a series of questions about famous figures from across ... about the link between the weather and major historical events.

Here is a sampling of events taking place Patriots Day weekend in and around Boston, many of which are free. On April 18, the anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride will be reenacted ...