Ethan Allen, Vermont Patriot On this day in 1789, the 12th of February, Vermont Patriot Ethan Allen died at the age 52 of on his Winooski River homestead. Born January 21, 1737 in Litchfield, Connecticut, to Joseph Allen and Mary Baker, Ethan is best remembered as the patriotic leader of the Green Mountain Boys, who

Photo by: Getty Images Ireland is home to some of the most unique traditions and superstitions and this is especially true when it comes to ringing in the New Year. 1. An early Spring clean Centuries ago, it was customary to begin the New Year with a spotlessly clean house. As a result, houses were

6 Dec 1793 “Saturday evening, at Beaumaris, William Lewis, Esq. of Llandisman. in the act of drinking a cup of Welch ale. He made it a rule every morning of his life to read so many chapters in the Bible, and in the evening, as a digestion of his morning study, to drink full eight