Politics and Military
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6.4KCamp Edwards, Cape Cod’s World War II City
One year before Pearl Harbor, many Americans thought the United States would never enter World War II. They might have thought otherwise...
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6.0KThe Fabulous McLeans and Their Hoodoo Diamond
When Evalyn and Ned McLean got married in 1908, they seemed to have it all. A golden couple, they had wealth, connections...
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5.6KBanbury Cake, the Puritans’ Favorite Treat
On Dec. 24, 1706, Judge Samuel Sewall brought a Banbury cake to a sick friend in Boston. Sewall, best known as one...
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7.2KThe Ipswich Fright: Terror Strikes a Town Even When the British Aren’t Coming
In the days after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, a general panic seized the population around Boston. Would the British regulars...
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4.0KJames Covey, African Sailor, Helps the Amistad Captives to Freedom
In 1839, a young black sailor named James Covey held the key to freedom for 53 Africans who appeared in a Spanish...
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4.3KSeven Fun Facts About Joseph Kennedy, Father of a Dynasty
One summer day in the early 1960s, Joseph Kennedy was sitting in his wheelchair in front of his Hyannis Port home,as a...
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