All posts tagged "assassination"
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15.4K9MassachusettsAlexander Graham Bell Takes Up Medicine
The brilliant inventor Alexander Graham Bell found his greatest success with the telephone, but perhaps his highest profile effort at inventing came...
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3.6K12MassachusettsJohn Quincy Adams, Slavery’s Enemy Til the End
John Quincy Adams collapsed on the floor of the House of Representatives on Feb. 23, 1848 and died two days later. After...
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10.5K4Arts and LeisureThe Night James Brown Saved Boston
James Brown, the hardest working man in show biz, worked extra hard on April 5, 1968 to keep Boston calm in the...
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11.2K10Crime and ScandalLucy Lambert Hale Gets A Valentine From John Wilkes Booth
Lucy Lambert Hale cut a broad swath through the hearts of Washington’s young bachelors in the 1860s. Her suitors included future Supreme...
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5.9K6MassachusettsThe Stunned Musical Reaction to JFK’s Assassination
Boston Symphony Hall filled with gasps and sobs when Concertmaster Erich Leinsdorf broke the news of JFK’s assassination. The concert had begun...
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