All posts tagged "Berlin"
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31.9K1Business and LaborThe New York Coffee Cup, From Connecticut to Greek Diners to TV Stardom
The red, white and blue New York coffee cup with the Greek lettering started life in Berlin, Conn., and made its way...
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13.0K7Arts and LeisureJohnny Kelley, Beloved Icon of the Boston Marathon
The day after Johnny Kelley won his first Boston Marathon in 1935, he showed up at 7:30 a.m. at his job in...
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30.0K12ConnecticutPass the Tourtiere, C’est Le Reveillon!
For many, many years, le reveillon was the way Franco-Americans ushered in New Year’s Day in New England’s Little Canadas. The reveillon...
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25.0K8Crime and ScandalThe Kid Wrongly Blamed for the Cocoanut Grove Fire
Stanley Tomaszewski was a 16-year-old busboy working on the night of the Cocoanut Grove fire, Nov. 28, 1942, the Saturday after Thanksgiving....
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70.6K42ConnecticutThe Little Canadas of New England
Dozens of Little Canadas have contributed a significant but often ignored part of the character and history of New England since the...
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34.0K24ConnecticutThe 1918 Flu Epidemic Kills Thousands in New England
As World War I raged in Europe, New Englanders died at home from a foe more deadly than bullets: the 1918 flu...
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