All posts tagged "boston massachusetts"
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17.4K4MassachusettsMather Byles, the Witty Loyalist Even the Patriots Liked
Boston’s Rev. Mather Byles was a Loyalist through and through. His loyalty to England never wavered throughout the American Revolution. What set...
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21.0K7Crime and ScandalMary Latham Marries an Older Man – And Regrets It
Around 1643, Mary Latham fell in love with a boy who rejected her. About 17 years old and impetuous, Mary Latham decided...
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4.4K14Crime and ScandalIn 1679 Rebecca Rawson Takes a Husband – And Soon Regrets It
Rebecca Rawson was a living morality tale for all Puritan New Englanders. But for vanity, she might have lived a wonderful life....
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6.8K4Arts and LeisureKarl Muck Departs the Boston Symphony Orchestra in World War I Era Scandal
Henry Lee Higginson founded the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1881, and for nearly 40 years made it an unparalleled success. Until, that...
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6.9K11MassachusettsThe ‘Loyal Nine’ Christen the Boston Liberty Tree
Andrew Oliver discovered on August 14, 1765 that he had made a terrible career move – a decision that ultimately gave birth...
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5.8K4Crime and ScandalCharles Ponzi and ‘The Best Show Since the Landing of the Pilgrims’
On July 24, 1920, the Boston Post published a story about an impressive investment opportunity that was taking off and making investors...
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