All posts tagged "alcohol"
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58.8K6Crime and ScandalMary Hellen Picks the Wrong Son of John Quincy Adams
Mary Hellen had her pick of John Quincy Adams’ three sons. She chose the wrong one. She was Louisa Adams’ niece, the...
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8.4K4Arts and LeisureEthel Reed, The Beautiful Poster Lady Who Disappeared
The beautiful Ethel Reed blazed like a meteor across Boston’s artistic firmament in the 1890s, but after a broken engagement she all...
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26.9K6Religion and Social MovementsSeven Strange Facts About Colonial Funerals
New England’s early colonists paid a great deal of attention to death and funerals. Many people attended colonial funerals, and would think...
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16.5K21New HampshireThe Triumph and Tragedy of Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was elected as the 14th and possibly worst president of the United States on Nov. 2, 1852. During his presidency...
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7.5K7Arts and LeisureSarah Helen Whitman, Providence Poet Who Dumped Edgar Allan Poe
Sarah Helen Whitman loved poetry and loved Edgar Allan Poe – for a while, at least. She was a poet in her...
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84.8K5Arts and LeisureJohn L. Sullivan, America’s First Superstar Athlete
“My name’s John L. Sullivan and I can lick any son-of-a-bitch alive!” If you heard those words shouted out in the 1880s,...
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