Moments in Time – July 19, 2023

#MiddleburyCT On July 31, 1703, author Daniel Defoe (Robinson Crusoe) was placed in a pillory after being found guilty of seditious libel for publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – April 7, 2021

#Middlebury On April 25, 1719, Daniel Defoe’s “The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” is published. The book, about a shipwrecked sailor who spends 28 years ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – April 10, 2019

#Middlebury On April 23, 1014, Brian Boru, the high king of Ireland, is assassinated by retreating Norsemen shortly after his Irish forces defeated them. A small group of fleeing Norsemen ... Continue Reading →