Crime and Scandal
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28.4K17The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
On Jan. 15, 1919, an enormous molasses storage tank burst in Boston’s North End, and a 25-foot-high molasses flood surged through the streets...
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26.7K7Horatio Alger and the 100-Year-Old Guilty Secret
Horatio Alger wrote rags-to-riches stories about poor boys who succeed through hard work, often helped by a wealthy benefactor with a guilty...
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29.7K29Emma Snodgrass, Arrested for Wearing Pants
Emma Snodgrass created a sensation in 1852 by showing up in Boston wearing pants. She was mocked, arrested and sent home to...
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36.0K18The Mysterious Death of Newport Movie Mogul Thomas Ince
The death of Thomas Ince just after his 42nd birthday party was as legendary as some of the movies he produced. As...
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16.9K2New 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 men from Martha’s Vineyard would...
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36.5K8The Cover-Up of the Connecticut Witch Hysteria of 1647-63
Witch hysteria took hold in Connecticut 45 years before Salem, Mass., began its own orgy of witch killing, On May 26, 1647,...
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