All posts tagged "Benjamin Silliman"
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4.4KArts and LeisureSamuel Morse Paints 38 Masterpieces (And Then Invents the Telegraph)
Samuel Morse as a young man wanted nothing more than to be an artist, an aspiration upon which his Puritan parents frowned....
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15.1K4Business and LaborHow the History of the Petroleum Industry Began in New England
The history of the petroleum industry started with a chance meeting at Dartmouth College. It set into motion a chain of events...
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6.6K7Arts and LeisureHow the Lowell Mill Girls Led to Masterpiece Theatre
In January 1971, WGBH-TV presented the first Masterpiece Theatre, made possible by a grant in 1836 from John Lowell, Jr. Really. John Lowell,...
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