New England's "Dark Day." About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England, the cause is unexplained. Some consider it to be Judgment Day.
POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK
Hope and a Red-Rag, are Baits for Men and Mackrel.
— Benjamin Franklin,1742
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Early American Costume
By Edward Warwick and Henry C. Pitz
With Illustrations by the Authors
First Printing
The Century Co. 1929
New York - London