Politics and Military
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16.4K7The Daring, Headlong Escape of Gen. Israel Putnam
Of all the colorful exploits of Revolutionary War Gen. Israel Putnam, his escape from the British cavalry in Greenwich, Conn., ranks as...
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11.0K8The Tragedy of the Iwo Jima Flag Raising
An order to carry a radio battery and a flag up a hill involved Rene Gagnon in one of the most famous...
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18.5K12Deborah Sampson: Massachusetts’ Revolutionary Woman Warrior
At five-foot-seven, Deborah Sampson was tall for a girl in 1782. In fact, she was tall for a man in those times....
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8.4K1030 Unusual Facts About New England Presidents
In honor of President’s Day, we give you five fun and off-beat facts about each of New England’s presidents, beginning with the...
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72.5K13How the New England State Names Came to Be
New England state names came from a variety of sources. The English, French, Italians and Native Americans all had a hand in...
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36.6K7Endicott Peabody, The Man With the Thickest Skin in New England
Endicott Peabody failed far more times than he succeeded, but he always lost like a gentleman. Known as ‘Chub,’ he ran for...
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