May 19, 2022 The Dark Day, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Tulips, Ruskin Bond, The Modern Cottage Garden by Greg Loades, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Leo Tolstoy
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1780 It was on this day that much of New England was shrouded in darkness.
In fact, many feared that Judgment Day had arrived And so this day became known as The Dark Day.
During this day, the sun rose as per usual. But around 10 o'clock in the morning, the sky grew dark. So dark that there were reports of candle-lit lunches, and people stopped what they were doing to pray.
The blackout spread from Portland…
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