Today in History for Dec. 4: In 1619, a group of settlers from Bristol, England, arrived at Berkeley Hundred in present-day Charles City County, Va., where they held a service thanking God for their ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 5: In 1828, a Harmonic Society was formed in Lunenburg, N.S., by 24 men who met every week to sing church music. The society was one of the earliest musical ...