John Winthrop was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony — his journal of colonial life is essential to American history. Meet the American who shared sensational accounts of UFO encounters.

John Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity” was as important a document as the Pilgrims’ Mayflower Compact to this nation.

John Winthrop wrote about the massacre as a win worthy of God’s favor: “There was a day of thanksgiving kept in all the churches for the victory obtained against the Pequods.” ...