Moments in Time – September 4, 2024

#MiddleburyCT On Sept. 16, 1951, 19 people enjoying an air show in Colorado were tragically killed when a monoplane performing stunt maneuvers crashed into the crowd. The pilot was ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – September 8, 2022

#Middlebury On Sept. 22, 1776, in New York City, Nathan Hale, a captain in the Continental Army, is executed by the British for spying. Before being executed, legend holds that Hale ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – June 10, 2020

#Middlebury On June 27, 1939, one of the most famous scenes in movie history is filmed – Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara parting in “Gone with the Wind.” Director Victor ... Continue Reading →

Moments In Time – Sept. 5, 2018

#Middlebury On Sept. 20, 1565, Spanish forces capture the French Huguenot settlement of Fort Caroline, near present-day Jacksonville, Florida. The French lost 135 men in the first ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – Jan. 10, 2018

#Middlebury #MomentsInTime On Jan. 26, 1788, the first 736 convicts banished from England to Australia land in Botany Bay. With the American victory in the Revolutionary War, transgressors ... Continue Reading →