All posts tagged "fenway park"
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7.2KMassachusettsWhen Ernie Shore Overshadowed Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth cast a very large shadow, but on June 23, 1917, Ernie Shore overshadowed the big guy. He even managed to...
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46.2K12Arts and LeisureHow To Talk With a Boston Accent (Not for the Faint of Haht)
The Boston accent has brought many an actor to grief, especially these days as films about the city just keep coming. George...
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29.3K1Business and LaborThe Return of ZaRex
Generations of New Englanders grew up on ZaRex, a sweet fruity syrup they could make into a drink, into snow cones or...
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15.4K4Arts and LeisureThe Hidden History of Fenway’s Red Seat (For Those Who Aren’t Diehard Red Sox Fans)
A lone red seat in Fenway Park’s green bleacher section marks the longest home run ever hit by the greatest hitter ever...
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6.8KArts and LeisureSunday Baseball Fails To Rescue the Boston Red Sox From the Cellar in 1929
Hard luck dogged the Boston Red Sox during the 1920s, and nothing they did, not even Sunday baseball, made things any better....
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21.9K12MassachusettsHow Victory Gardens Helped Win World War II
Victory gardens helped win World War II because they allowed the U.S. government to divert scarce tin supplies for military use. They...
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