Crime and Scandal
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1.6KBenedict Arnold’s Treason Unmasked to Washington—in Arnold’s Own House
George Washington learned about Benedict Arnold’s treason while staying at Benedict Arnold’s house near West Point. He wondered why Arnold, his best...
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3.1KThe Worst Train Wreck in New Hampshire History – The 1907 Canaan Disaster
The worst train wreck in New Hampshire history started in the predawn hours of September 15, 1907. The Quebec Express gently pulled...
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3.7KGreenwich’s Americus Club – Seven Fast Facts About the Resort For Rascals
William “Boss” Tweed, notorious New York politician, built the Americus Club in Greenwich, Conn., as a summer retreat. From the 1850s to...
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39.2KThe Mayflower Love Children: Elinor, Jasper, Richard and Mary More
For centuries, historians thought the four young More children who arrived on the Mayflower were homeless orphans. Not until 1959 did a...
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3.8KThe Nutshell Studies: Frances Glessner Lee and the Dollhouses of Death
In 1929, a depressed, divorced 51-year-old society matron decided to take up murder as a hobby. Frances Glessner Lee had just closed...
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