Massachusetts
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17.1K5The Tragedy of Hobey Baker: Too Good a Life at Too Young an Age
Hobey Baker as a young man received the kind of adulation that only a few people ever get. He was the ideal...
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10.9K7Paul 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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21.5K14The 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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16.3K19How 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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13.5K19When Mark Twain Bombed Giving New England’s First Roast
Mark Twain bombed in a very big way when he poked fun at America’s most august literary lights during a 70th birthday...
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10.5K5The 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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