All posts tagged "governor"
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6.2K10MassachusettsTrade, Taxes, Monopolies and Tea: A Revolutionary Brew
On every December 16th, it’s hard not to turn your mind back to the year 1773 when the most famous protest of...
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49.5K43MassachusettsEunice Williams, The Unredeemed Captive
In 1704, Mohawk Indians raided the frontier town of Deerfield, Mass. They captured local pastor John Williams, along with his family. Most...
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14.3K26ConnecticutHow the Great Colchester Molasses Shortage Nearly Ruined Thanksgiving
Molasses played such a starring role in the colonial New England Thanksgiving that a shortage of it in 1705 forced Colchester, Conn.,...
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15.1K8ConnecticutAlice Cogswell Changed the World for Deaf People
Alice Cogswell was a precocious little girl from Hartford, Conn. She was just nine years old in 1814 when she met her...
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17.1K4Crime and ScandalBoston Tong Wars Explode in 1907 Chinatown Massacre
As evening arrived in Boston on August 2, 1907, Chinatown merchants began closing their shops and laundries for the day. Breaking through...
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2.3KHistoric TailsThe Cat Who Ran the NH Summer Camp
On this date in 1935, Nellie T. Hendrick was preparing to step down from the post she held for 20 years as...
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