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In 1874, Jesse Pomeroy was sentenced to death for murdering at least two children....
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Too bad John Colt didn’t use one of his brother Sam’s revolvers to kill...
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8.1KCrime and ScandalThe Boon Island Cannibals of Maine
On a frosty New Year’s Day in 1711, the York County coroner was summoned...
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13.1KCrime and ScandalA Sad Condition: Wilmot Redd and the Salem Witch Trials
In 1692, Wilmot Redd died on the gallows because her neighbors didn’t like her....
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2285Science and NatureGeorge Perkins Marsh, The Vermont Farmer Who Founded the Environmental Movement
George Perkins Marsh, a little-known Congressman from Vermont, gave birth to the environmental movement in September 1847. On that day he gave...
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13.4K10Arts and LeisureThe Royal Rooters Win the World Series With ‘Tessie’
The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 1903 with the musical help of a raucous fan club called the...
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9.9K2ConnecticutNew England Gold Hoax of 1898: Greed Meets Moxie
There is, in fact, gold in seawater. And that is the kernel of truth upon which two Martha’s Vineyard men would build...
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51.0K24Business and LaborChild Labor Exposed: The Legacy of Photographer Lewis Hine
A camera made an improbable weapon against the growing evil of child labor in the early 20th century. Then, children as young...
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13.1K3Crime and ScandalBoston Tong Wars Explode in 1907 Chinatown Massacre
As evening arrived in Boston on August 2, 1907, Chinatown merchants began closing their shops and laundries for the day. Breaking through...
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8.1K5New HampshireNH Senator Convicted of Blackmailing Lester Hunt
A jury convicted Styles Bridges, a U.S. senator from New Hampshire, of attempting to blackmail Wyoming Sen. Lester Hunt. Under the deal,...
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22.0K9Crime and ScandalMurder on the Titanic: Rhode Island Survivor Never Forgot
The chance to board the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic was too great a thrill to pass up for the adventurous...
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8.0K4MassachusettsSandwich, Mass. in 1774 – Setting the Battlelines for Revolution
To get an idea of the how intense the feuding between the British loyalists and the Colonial rebels was in 1774 in...
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5.5K8Arts and LeisureJohn Cheever: Reluctant New Dealer on the Way to Fame
John Cheever, the sadly elegant chronicler of New England WASPdom, spent a year working for Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration. He spent...
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7.6K3ConnecticutGeorge Washington’s Submarine: Made in Connecticut
New York Harbor — September 6, 1776, 11 p.m. At the foot of Whitehall Street in New York City, where the Staten...
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7.3K11Business and LaborWinnipesaukee Water Wars and the 1859 Fight for NH Property Rights
On Sept 28, 1859, James Worster led 50 angry farmers, mill operators, loggers and laborers in a vain effort to destroy a...
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7.6K8ConnecticutNew England Slavery: Decent Burial for a Slave Named Fortune, 200 Years Late
More than 200 years after his death, a Waterbury, Conn., slave received a proper burial. His name is Fortune, and his journey...
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8.5K6MassachusettsWitch Trial Records Produced Hysteria of Their Own
Whether you’re a Pawn Stars fan or Antiques Roadshow is more your speed, the story is the same. Money-hungry owner of a...
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11.6K13ConnecticutBlack Kings and Governors of New England
From about 1750 to 1850, New England had at least 31 elected black kings and governors. They were elected on ‘Negroes Hallowday’...
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33.1K14MaineThe Greatest Submarine Rescue Ever: Saving the Squalus
On the morning of May 23, 1939, the submarine USS Squalus slipped beneath the storm-tossed surface of the Atlantic on a sea...
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7.9K7Business and LaborAustin Corbin, The ‘Part-Hog, Part-Shark’ Robber Baron of New Hampshire
In the history of New Hampshire, Austin Corbin stands out as probably the most loathsome blight the state ever produced. So perhaps...
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18.3K34Arts and LeisureClassic Movies Shot in New England, 13 Award-Winners
Hundreds of filmmakers have come to New England since the turn of the last century and some have shot classic movies here....
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1.0KReligion and Social MovementsA Newport Quaker and The French Pirates – The John Hull Story
Captain John Hull made frequent trips between America and England as early as the 1680s. He ran a profitable line of ships...
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2.8KConnecticutDutch Elm Disease, the Nightmare on Elm Street
When Dutch elm disease first appeared in southwestern Connecticut, horrified New Englanders responded immediately to save their beloved elms, state agriculture experts...
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1.8KBusiness and LaborBob Fogg Brings Aviation and Adventure to New Hampshire
“The Weirs” on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee, has been a popular summer resort since shortly after the last Ice Age, when the...
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Jesse Pomeroy in 1874 Does the Unthinkable – Twice
In 1874, Jesse Pomeroy was sentenced to death for murdering at least two children. For the next 50 years America was fascinated...
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2.7KConnecticutWhy Glenn Miller Has a Memorial Stone in a New Haven Cemetery
Swing bandleader Glenn Miller was born in Iowa, grew up in the Midwest, got famous in New York City, lived in New...
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3.5K1Business and LaborWhen Poor Apprentice Laborers Were 2 Years Old
In 1754, Boston’s overseer of the poor bound out Joseph Clifton, aged two, as an apprentice to Aaron Clinton, a brickmaker in...
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3.4KBusiness and LaborHow Narragansett Beer Survived Prohibition (But Still Couldn’t Escape the Government)
Narragansett beer survived Prohibition, but it couldn’t escape the government. Not because government agents tried to shut down the brewery during Prohibition,...
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2.8KConnecticutA Brahmin Suffragist Suffers a Night of Terror in Prison
On the night of Nov. 14, 1917, 63-year-old Mrs. John Winters Brannan wrapped herself in her heavy sealskin coat to protect herself...
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To get an idea of the how intense the feuding between the British loyalists...
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New York Harbor — September 6, 1776, 11 p.m. At the foot of Whitehall...
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On Sept 28, 1859, James Worster led 50 angry farmers, mill operators, loggers and...
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More than 200 years after his death, a Waterbury, Conn., slave received a proper...
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Whether you’re a Pawn Stars fan or Antiques Roadshow is more your speed, the...
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From about 1750 to 1850, New England had at least 31 elected black kings...
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The Greatest Submarine Rescue Ever: Saving the Squalus
On the morning of May 23, 1939, the submarine USS Squalus slipped beneath the...
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In the history of New Hampshire, Austin Corbin stands out as probably the most...
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Hundreds of filmmakers have come to New England since the turn of the last...
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Narragansett beer survived Prohibition, but it couldn’t escape the government. Not because government agents...
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When Dutch elm disease first appeared in southwestern Connecticut, horrified New Englanders responded immediately...
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In 1874, Jesse Pomeroy was sentenced to death for murdering at least two children....
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“The Weirs” on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee, has been a popular summer resort since...
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