All posts tagged "humor"
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7.9KMassachusettsPrivate Snafu, Horny WWII Cartoon Character, Teaches Soldiers How To Behave — And Dr. Seuss How To Write
Well before the Grinch Stole Christmas or the Cat in the Hat Came Back, Dr. Seuss gave voice to Private Snafu, a...
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14.3KCrime and ScandalDiamond Jim Fisk, Murdered for the Love of a Beautiful Woman
Jubilee Jim Fisk liked to live large – too large for his own good. He rose from humble beginnings in Vermont to...
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9.0KMassachusettsCaleb Gibbs Leads George Washington’s Secret Service
At the dawn of the American Revolution, George Washington realized he needed personal protection. And so he formed the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard in...
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22.1KArts and LeisureThe Outrageous Comical Brown Comes to Town
If you live in a New England town with town hall, a school, a church or an opera house, chances are good...
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10.2K8New HampshireAbraham Lincoln in New England – Five Fast Facts
Before he moved into the White House, Abraham Lincoln came to New England twice. Newspapers reported extensively on Abraham Lincoln in New...
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24.7K3MassachusettsMen in Drag: The Hasty Pudding Theatricals
Some of New England’s most distinguished statesmen and jurists kept a part of their past quiet later in their careers. They had...
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