May 19, 1780
You can find references of this in many New England town history books that go far back on unusual physical happenings.
May 19th dawned as bright and clear as usual, except there appeared to be a haze to the southwest.The haze grew darker and soon the whole sky was covered with a thick cloud that was traveling northeast rapidly. It reached the canadian border by midmorning. Meanwhile, the eastern part of New York, Maine New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut were becoming darker.
By one o'clock it was so dark that one couldn't see a white sheet of paper only inches from their face. Apprehension soon turned to panic. Schools were dismissed and laterns and candles were lighted in homes along the streets. New Hampshire's town history reports that chickens and birds went to roost frantically. Many people gathered in churches to pray and await what they assumed was judgement day. That night the darkness continued and it was noted tha tby the light of the laterns everything seemed to have a faint greenish hue. A full moon, due to rise at nine, did not show until after 1 a.m., when it appeared high in the sky and blood-red. Shortly afterwards stars began to appear and the following morning the sun was as bright as ever, as if the strange 14 hours of darkness in New England had never happened.
The only eclipse recorded was on May 29, 1780. Ten days after the mysterious event occured.
Did you know: Nathaniel Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864 & Malcom X was born on May 19, 1925
Lots of theories float around...but that's all it is Theories. No one knows for sure what EXACTLY happened on May 19, 1780---New England's Darkest Day.
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