All posts tagged "apples"
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32.1K8ConnecticutP.T. Barnum’s Grandson, Herbert Barnum Seeley, Throws the Greatest Bachelor Party on Earth
Herbert Barnum Seeley inherited a large portion of his grandfather P.T. Barnum’s estate, but none of his common sense. In December of...
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13.0K5Arts and LeisureThe Many Loves of Henry Tufts: Original Colonial Badboy
Few criminals built a record as long or as celebrated as Henry Tufts. While history of the colonial era tends to focus...
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8.9KbostonEat Like A President, Part II
In honor of President’s Day, the New England Historical Society brings you another guide to how to eat like a president. We...
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9.3K5Business and LaborThe Old Farmer’s Almanac — All You Needed To Know And Then Some Since 1792
New Englanders have always had the Bible for directions on how to get to heaven. Since 1792, they’ve had The Old Farmer’s...
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54.3K61ConnecticutHurricane Carol, So Deadly Her Name Was Retired
Hurricane Carol, one of the worst to hit New England, was so ferocious the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration retired the name...
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261.8K69Connecticut1816: The Year Without a Summer
The year 1816 was known as ‘The Year Without a Summer’ in New England because six inches of snow fell in June...
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