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All posts tagged "Edward Holyoke"

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Massachusetts
The Battle of Bunker Hill Throws Salem Into a Panic
Shortly before the Battle of Bunker Hill, Edward Augustus Holyoke sent his wife to Nantucket for safety. A respected doctor in Salem,...
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Science and Nature
The Great Northern Lights Panic of 1719
A spectacular Northern Lights display on Dec. 11, 1719, sent New Englanders screaming into the night. It also inspired Puritan ministers to...

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