All posts tagged "JFK"
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236MassachusettsSeven Fun Facts About Joseph Kennedy, Father of a Dynasty
One summer day in the early 1960s, Joseph Kennedy was sitting in his wheelchair in front of his Hyannis Port home,as a...
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2.5KBusiness and LaborHow the Irish Immigrants Came to New England
In 1718, five ships from Ulster arrived in Boston Harbor. Their passengers, Scots-Irish immigrants, came at the invitation of the Puritan leaders...
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5.5KArts and LeisureRebekah Harkness, the Scorned Socialite of Watch Hill, R.I.
Rebekah Harkness spent much of the Standard Oil fortune she inherited on the ballet. Not just going to performances, but sponsoring entire...
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34.7K12Arts 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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44.8K14MassachusettsJFK Redesigns Air Force One
Air Force One looks the way it does because President John F. Kennedy sat on the floor of the Oval Office with...
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10.8K5ConnecticutWhen First Fathers Lose A Child: How Grief Has Affected Presidents
Three of New England’s First Fathers lost children to death after they were elected President of the United States. Franklin Pierce and...
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