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The great British poet George Gordon Byron (pictured here),
The great British poet George Gordon Byron (pictured here), generally known simply as Lord Byron due to his status as the 6th Baron Byron, was born on...

Yesterday the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opened a time capsule
Yesterday the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opened a time capsule placed in the cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House in 1795 by Paul Revere, Sam...

In case you missed it, yesterdays Dead Writers Showcase was a
In case you missed it, yesterdays Dead Writers Showcase was a phenomenal event, bringing together eight of Henry Wadsworth Longfellows contemporary wr...

Thirteen years ago today, Americans stared at their televisions,
Thirteen years ago today, Americans stared at their televisions, transfixed, as the most shocking events of nearly everyones lifetimes played out on l...

Heres Laney Jones singing I Wish I was a Zombie from her concert
Heres Laney Jones singing I Wish I was a Zombie from her concert at Longfellow House-Washingtons HQ NHS on July 20. Dont forget that our last conce...

On June 2, 1763 a group of Ojibwa warriors captured Fort
On June 2, 1763 a group of Ojibwa warriors captured Fort Michilimackinac at the very tip of Michigans Lower Peninsula. Using a game of an early versio...

May 10 was a date of great importance to Frances Appleton and
May 10 was a date of great importance to Frances Appleton and Henry Longfellow for, on that date, Frances (Fanny) accepted Henry’s proposal of marri...

News of the bloodshed in Massachusetts on April 18-19, 1775 spread
News of the bloodshed in Massachusetts on April 18-19, 1775 spread quickly throughout the colonies. Very few on either side of the imperial disputes w...