All posts tagged "legislation"
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2.1KVermontThe Butter vs. Margarine Wars Sweep Vermont in 1900
The 1900 U.S. Senate election in Vermont pitted Governor William Dillingham against Congressman and General William Grout. As the race got nastier,...
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2.8K7Rhode IslandNewport Stamp Act Riot, Following the Pattern, Sends Loyalists Packing
Martin Howard was a prominent Rhode Island politician who might have thought twice about publicly supporting the Stamp Act of 1765. It...
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1.2KMaineHow Dozens of Maine and Massachusetts Towns Sprang Into Being on One Day in 1775
On Aug. 23, 1775, several dozen towns suddenly sprang into existence in the Province of Massachusetts, which then included the Maine frontier....
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1.5K10MassachusettsJohn Quincy Adams, Slavery’s Enemy Til the End
John Quincy Adams collapsed on the floor of the House of Representatives on Feb. 23, 1848 and died two days later. After...
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3.9K12MassachusettsFrances Perkins Works for God, FDR and the Common Workingman
Frances Perkins was having tea with her friend, Mrs. Gordon Norris, in New York City, on the afternoon of March 25, 1911, when...
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3.4K18New HampshireThe Improbable Savior of the White Mountain Forests
If you had to guess who saved the White Mountain forests from destruction, you probably wouldn't come up with a politically ambitious...
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5.7K12UncategorizedA Black King of New England Wins His Freedom
A black king of New England, Nero Brewster, introduced a bill to gain his freedom to the General Assembly in 1779. It...