All posts tagged "U.S. Senate"
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7.0K1Politics and MilitarySix Places That Raised a Liberty Pole
Beginning in 1766, the liberty pole symbolized dissent from Great Britain, but over the years it took on different meanings for the...
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2.7KArts and LeisureSix Places That Appear on the Back of a Quarter
From 1999 through 2008, the 50 State Quarter program released commemorative quarters with unique designs for each state. Half of all Americans...
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2.3KRhode IslandThe Making of Rhode Island’s Manville Jenckes Mills
In 1923, Senator Henry Lippitt decided it was time for him to retire. At age 66, he had served in the U.S....
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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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3.0K1Massachusetts9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Bobby Kennedy
Many viewed the death of Bobby Kennedy in 1968 as the loss of the last great leader. Assassins’ bullets had taken the...
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5.2K5Business and LaborSix Historic Barns
Thousands of the historic barns of New England have survived severe weather, westward migration, suburban sprawl and competition from corporate agribusiness. Often...
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1.9K1Science and NatureThe Six Places That Suffered the Coldest Temperature Ever in a New England State
April in New England may seem cold, but it’s nothing like the months when the coldest temperature is reported. Look for the...
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1.1KMassachusettsEllen Day Hale, Brahmin Bohemian, Paints Like a Man
Ellen Day Hale received little recognition for her art during her lifetime, but she did win independence as a new kind of...
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2.8K3Massachusetts7 Famous Men in Drag: The Hasty Pudding Theatricals
More than a few prominent statesmen and jurists performed as drag queens in Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Club theatricals over the last century...
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2.1K1Today's History Highlights ArchiveSix French Place Names in Six New England States
French place names reveal much about the history of a city or town. They reflect the great historical events that took place...