As a wave of German bombers approached the white cliffs of Dover, air raid sirens sounded, and pilots of the Royal Air Force’s 41st Squadron at Hornchurch scrambled to their aircraft. 1 Fortunately, the RAF had a plane...

In the midst of the Great Depression, prospects for the town of New Britain, Connecticut, and its factory workers were grim. Nationwide, unemployment peaked at nearly 25 percent. After the stock market crash of 1929...

On a cool North Carolina morning in 2013, Kennedy made his rounds. First stop: an auto repair shop in Pinebluff. His long and friendly relationship with the shop ensured a quick sale, and before long he was off to his...

If the 1996 Christmas season was any indication, there was no question that do-it-yourself home improvement was firmly entrenched in American culture. Home Improvement — a sitcom about a DIY TV host — raked in awards, 1...

Just after 3:45 p.m. on February 11, 1943, Black & Decker President S. Duncan Black stood on stage inside the company’s Towson headquarters. The room was filled with red, white and blue banners, and the U.S. Army Band...

When the first locomotive to pass through New Britain, Connecticut stopped at the town’s brand-new train station in 1850, 1 Frederick T. Stanley was one of the passengers. The occasion was unusual for a couple of reasons...

When The Stanley Works completed its merger with Black & Decker in 2010, it was yet another step toward creating a global company. The Stanley Works already had a global presence, with nearly half of its sales coming...