All posts tagged "JFK"
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3.3KArts 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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4.6KBusiness and LaborNew England’s Irish History
New England has a rich Irish history, and it isn’t all about the Great Hunger and the Kennedys. Today, New England is...
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27.3K12Arts 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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42.8K14MassachusettsJFK 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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8.4K5ConnecticutWhen 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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8.3K10MassachusettsNo, John F. Kennedy Did Not Say ‘I Am a Jelly Doughnut’
Critics of President John F. Kennedy claimed his eloquent 1963 speech before 400,000 people in West Berlin included an embarrassing gaffe. When...
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