All posts tagged "alcohol"
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6.4K4Crime and ScandalFortunate Son: The Madness of John Stark
For nearly 200 years, from the beginnings of the country, the Stark name, beginning with John Stark, was the gold standard of...
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14.4K7MassachusettsThe Great 1727 Earthquake and the Wrath of God
Northern New Englanders ran for cover in late October as the 1727 earthquake, more powerful than any they had experienced, shook the...
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18.0K2MassachusettsBoston Corbett – The Mad Hatter who Killed John Wilkes Booth
Thomas Corbett was born in London in 1832, but he gained his fame as Boston Corbett, the man who killed John Wilkes...
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3.4K1Crime and ScandalNazies, Swill Tubs and Surveyors of the Highways – 15 Colonial Era Names for Drunks
There were a lot of colonial era names for drunks. The New England colonists drank alcohol. A lot. Sometimes morning, noon and...
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24.3K16ConnecticutSix Prohibition Speakeasies You Can Still Visit
When the 18th Amendment to the Constitution took effect on January 17, 1920, New England’s taverns suddenly became speakeasies. Law enforcement couldn’t...
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9.1K4Business and LaborNewburyport Rum Withstands the Test of Time — Almost
Caldwell’s Newburyport Rum may or may not have been the best of the so-called Boston rums, but it lasted the longest. Except...
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