Moments in Time – July 17, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On July 29, 1958, in response to the Soviet Union’s launch of its first satellite, Sputnik I, the U.S. Congress passed legislation establishing the National Aeronautics ... Continue Reading →

Solar eclipse arrives April 8

#MiddleburyCT #SolarEclipse By MARJORIE NEEDHAM NASA said in a February press release, that a total solar eclipse will cross North America on Monday, April 8, giving people in 15 states ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – August 31, 2022

#Middlebury On Sept. 12, 1846, Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Robert Browning. Despite her father’s dislike of Browning, calling him an unreliable fortune hunter, Elizabeth and ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – July 15, 2020

#Middlebury On Aug. 2, 1876, “Wild Bill” Hickok, one of the greatest gunfighters of the American West, is murdered in Deadwood, South Dakota. Hickok was playing cards with his ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – March 25, 2020

#Middlebury On April 11, 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France, abdicates the throne and is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. Napoleon is credited with reforms that ... Continue Reading →