All posts tagged "characters"
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8.5K1Arts and LeisureThe Journeys of English Jack: From London Slums to the Top of the White Mountains
John Alfred Vials – better known as English Jack or the Hermit of the White Mountains – was a fixture for decades...
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11.4K3Arts 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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4.3K6MassachusettsAlexander Scammell, the Lovesick Revolutionary War Hero
On a June night in 1777, Gen. Alexander Scammell poured out his heart in a letter to Abigail Bishop of Mistic, Mass....
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10.5K10Arts and LeisureNew England Patriots History, or Why There Are Still Giants Fans in New England
New England Patriots history begins with an unlikely cast of characters, a decade of homelessness and an early success followed by years...
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12.1K23ConnecticutThe Weston Meteorite of 1807 Brings Scientific Research to America
In 1807 a fireball streaked across the New England sky, broke into pieces and scattered over Weston, Conn. The young Yale professor...
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16.6K6Arts and LeisureAl Capp Meets John and Yoko (And It Doesn’t Go Well)
Al Capp earned legions of fans for his bitingly satirical cartoon strip Li’l Abner. President Richard Nixon and Queen Elizabeth admired his...
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