Learning about the forgotten Swedish colony in what became the United States via a British news service. Perhaps my old job promoting aquavit would have been more successful if the Swedes had stuck around.
New Sweden: The US's long-lost 'secret' colony
It was the smallest, least-populated and shortest-lived colony in the US. But despite being virtually unheard of today, it helped shape the nation's birth 250 years ago.
bbc.com