Before serving, elected presidents must first take the oath of office. Since the beginning of our nation, six communities have played host to the ritual - five large cities and one very small New England town. Listen to hear how a village of less than 700 residents was once the site of this iconic transfer of power.

Jingle Bells is one of the most famous songs of all time, but its composer and origin are barely known today. Listen to hear about its connections to New England 

Two days before Thanksgiving there was an explosion in the town of Danvers, Ma that leveled mor than 300 homes and businesses. It was described by one reporter as looking like a war zone. Listen to hear how, despite the devastation, no one was killed or even seriously hurt.

Today, Monday night and Thursday night football games are staples of the NFL schedule. There was a time when all games were played during the day. That pattern was broken right here in New England, but not by a team you might expect.

There's an old New England tradition that began as a newspaper marketing scheme that still lives on long after the paper's demise. It involves a gold-tipped ebony cane and the oldest resident in town. 

Right in the middle of the Roaring 20s Boston’s Pickwick Club was celebrating the Fourth of July. Tragedy struck while the crowd was dancing the Charleston, when the building came crashing down.

Her image was plastered all over every product sold, she was America’s first self-made female millionaire, songs were written about her, but today she’s nearly forgotten. Just who was this woman from Lynn, Massachusetts?

Worcester might be the second largest city in New England, but Major League Baseball doesn't necessarily come to mind when thinking about it. Regardless, the city actually boasted a National League club for three years that played in maybe the strangest venue of any big-time club in any sport.

Mt. Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts, has always attracted the literary elite of America. The mountain serves as the background for many stories and poems by authors ranging from Melville to Rowling. You might be surprised by the works of fiction centered around the oft hiked peak.

Frederick Douglass was a larger than life figure in the abolitionist movement and in American history. Nearly forgotten are the eight years he lived in Lynn, Massachusetts. Although he writes very little of the city, it's the place where he morphed into a movement leader and is the site of an infamous, but transforming incident aboard a train.