Massachusetts
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9.4K7Paul Revere, America’s First Forensic Dentist
Paul Revere was an ardent patriot and a skilled artisan who turned to dentistry when times were lean. That was fortunate for...
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19.0K14The Valedictorians: Robert Frost and Elinor White, His Reluctant Wife
Robert Frost and Elinor White married in December of 1895 in Lawrence, Mass., after one of them finally stopped foot-dragging. The two were...
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14.0K19How the Grinch Became a Star of Stage and Screen
When the much-loved television special How the Grinch Stole Christmas first aired on Dec. 18, 1966, optimists thought it might run for...
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11.3K19Mark Twain Bombs at History’s First Roast
Mark Twain was never in his life so miserable as he was on Dec. 17, 1877, after he delivered an after-dinner speech...
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8.3K5The Boston Pops Orchestra Takes a Sleigh Ride
The much-loved Christmas song Sleigh Ride was written during an August heat wave for the Boston Pops Orchestra. It didn’t even have...
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7.2K10Trade, Taxes, Monopolies and Tea: A Revolutionary Brew
On every December 16th, it’s hard not to turn your mind back to the year 1773 when the most famous protest of...
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