Astronomy on MSN

Dec. 19, 1714: The birth of John Winthrop

Colonial American astronomer John Winthrop was born on Dec. 19, 1714. After graduating at the top of his class from Harvard College in 1732, Winthrop became the Hollis Professor of Mathematics and ...
The Atlantic

Life and Letters of John Winthrop, From His Embarkation for New England in 1630, With the Charter and Company of the Massachusetts Bay, to His Death in 1649

THREE years ago we gave in these pages a hearty welcome to a volume, the subject of which, under a well-marked division of place and circumstance, is presented with equal interest and fidelity of ...
The Atlantic

Governor John Winthrop in Old England

A MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS. VOL. XIII.—JANUARY, 1864.—NO. LXXV. OUR magazine was introduced to the world bearing on the cover of its first number a vignette of the portraiture of the ...
Christianity Today

The Most Famous Metaphor of American Exceptionalism Is a Warning, Not a Boast

John Winthrop’s “city upon a hill” language wasn’t meant to puff up his hearers with pride but to send a chill down their spines. Ronald Reagan understood the power of metaphor. From his stirring ...
The Harvard Crimson

City Upon A Hill of Skulls

Prince A. Williams ’25, a Crimson Editorial Editor, is a History concentrator in Adams House. His column, “Fight the Power!” runs bi-weekly on Mondays In Spring 2023, I was part of a research team of ...