The leotard made its debut back in 1828. A man who rode bareback on horses performed his act in his underwear because his costume hadn’t come back from the cleaners. Other performers realized the advantages of performing in a tight-fitting… Read More
Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” and Samuel Clemens, whose pen name was Mark Twain, were next door neighbors in Hartford, Connecticut.