All posts tagged "East Boston"
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11.7Kboston7 Fun Facts About the Boston Irish
George Washington famously acknowledge the Boston Irish on March 17, 1776, when he ordered new code words to pass through Continental Army...
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7.2K2ConnecticutSamuel Maverick Writes A Guide to the Wonders of New England – in 1660
Samuel Maverick, as his name suggests, didn’t like to go along with the crowd. The Puritan crowd, that is. He came to...
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8.2K2Arts and LeisureThe L Street Brownies New Year’s Plunge Starts With Washing the Unwashed
The L Street Brownies annual New Year’s Day plunge had its beginnings with pious reformers who wanted to wash the unwashed —...
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6.7K2Flashback PhotosFlashback Photos: Prohibition Is Repealed and an Era Is Ended
To the great relief of many, the prohibition on the sale of alcohol was repealed on Dec. 5, 1933 at exactly 5:32...
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13.7K1ConnecticutItalians in New England Declared Enemy Aliens in WWII
Angela Puleo was one of thousands of Italian immigrants stigmatized as enemy aliens by the government during World War II . Two...
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Seabiscuit Takes His First Step to Fame at Suffolk Downs
Seabiscuit, the knock-kneed little horse with the big heart, met the man who made him a champion at Suffolk Downs Race Course...
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8.6K6Business and LaborAmelia Earhart Takes Off From East Boston Airport
The trans-Atlantic flight that made Amelia Earhart a celebrity worldwide in 1928 started off at East Boston Airport – now known to...
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16.9K18Business and LaborMary Patten, 19 and Pregnant, Takes Command of a Clipper Ship in 1856
Mary Patten never set out to be a sea captain, but that’s what she became in 1856. She had married Joshua Patten,...
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4.1K1Business and LaborThe Sparkling Career of the Blue Jacket – an Original Boston Clipper
The art of making clipper ships like the Blue Jacket came down to one thing: Speed. Cargo space was important, but it...
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6.8K9MassachusettsWilliam Tudor Falls In Love With A Loyalist
William Tudor fell in love with a loyalist. It was an awkward position for a rebel who would become the first judge...
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