All posts tagged "BU"
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7.9KbostonSix Fun Facts About New England Olympians
Hundreds of New England Olympians have won, lost and placed in the summer games since they restarted in Athens in 1896. New...
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14.3KConnecticutWhat the Insider’s Guide to the Colleges in New England Said in 1972
In 1972, undergraduates at the Yale Daily News published The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, an entertaining but blatantly sexist description of...
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17.8KArts and LeisureJacques Pepin, French From Connecticut
Jacques Pepin and Julia Child were serving up mashed sweet potatoes during a televised cooking show just before Thanksgiving in 2000. Julia...
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9.1K8Massachusetts8 Surprising Facts About Martin Luther King Jr. in New England
Martin Luther King Jr. spent plenty of time in New England, and not just giving speeches about civil rights. He worked in...
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15.5K3Arts and LeisureWhy the Ghost of Eugene O’Neill Haunts a BU Dorm
Eugene O’Neill lay dying in Room 401 of the Sheraton Hotel in Boston just before Thanksgiving in 1953. For years he had...
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13.0K10Arts and LeisureNew England Patriots History, or Why There Are Still Giants Fans in New England
New England Patriots history began with an unlikely cast of characters, a decade of homelessness and an early success followed by years...
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