All posts tagged "Danbury Conn."
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4.0KConnecticutWomen’s History Quiz
It’s women’s history month, time to find out how well you know your women’s history. You’ll probably do well if you’re a faithful...
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22.6K14Business and LaborThe Mad Hatters of Danbury, Conn.
The 19th-century hat factories of Danbury, Conn., made physical wrecks of thousands of workers. They turned them into mad hatters with symptoms...
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16.5K2MassachusettsBoston Corbett – The Mad Hatter who Killed John Wilkes Booth
Thomas Corbett was born in London in 1832, but he gained his fame as Boston Corbett, the man who killed John Wilkes...
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23.2K16ConnecticutSix Prohibition Speakeasies You Can Still Visit
When the 18th Amendment to the Constitution took effect on January 17, 1920, New England’s taverns suddenly became speakeasies. Law enforcement couldn’t...
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7.8K1Arts and LeisureNew England Places To Visit Now That It’s Memorial Day
What better New England place to spend Memorial Day than the Irish Riviera? Wollastan, Nantasket and Hough’s Neck beaches have been popular...
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10.9K5Arts and LeisureRose Wilder Lane, the Secret Behind the Little House Books
In 1931, 44-year-old Rose Wilder Lane saw a manuscript of a book called Pioneer Girl. It told the story of a homesteader...
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4.7K1bostonThe New England Roots of the Chinese Revolution
In 1910, 43-year-old Sun Yat-sen arrived in Boston and set up a secret society to support the Chinese revolution. He started the...
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6.0K2ConnecticutThe Mark Twain Burglary Goes Comically Awry
The Mark Twain burglary of 1908 is remembered for the witty notice the author tacked onto his dining room door for the...
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84.3K25Arts and LeisureHow Portuguese Immigrants Came to New England
In 1915, four Madeiran men organized a feast at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in New Bedford, Mass. They did it...
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4.0K3Arts and LeisureFlashback Photo: Hearthstone Castle in Danbury, Conn.
Elias Starr Sanford built a castle in Danbury, Conn., for his new bride, Emma, who apparently didn’t like it much. Sanford was...
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