Moments in Time – March 22, 2023

#MiddleburyCT On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens more than 1,500 years after the last Games, which originated in Olympia in southwestern Greece. Two ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – April 9, 2021

#Middlebury #Sports Questions What baseball executive served as president of the American League from 1974-83? Name the NFL running back who repeatedly said “I’m just here ... 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 →

Sports Quiz – Aug. 9, 2019

#Middlebury #Sports Questions Against which pitcher was Hall of Famer Hank Aaron’s first major-league home run? Who replaced Casey Stengel as the manager of the New York Mets ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – March 28, 2019

#Middlebury On April 13, 1360, a hailstorm kills an estimated 1,000 of King Edward’s III’s English soldiers in France. The heavy losses were seen as a sign from God, convincing ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – June 28, 2018

#Middlebury #MomentsInTime On July 15, 1606, Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is born in Leiden, the son of a miller. His humble origins may help account for the uncommon depth of compassion ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Greatest moments in baseball history

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS #BASEBALL By Mark Vasto Seventy years ago, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier. For this column, we remember that juncture and offer some of the ... Continue Reading →