All posts tagged "John Adams"
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13.3K3ConnecticutHow the Puritans Raised New England Living Standards to the World’s Highest
New England living standards were higher than anyplace else in the world during much of the 17th and 18th centuries. By 1700,...
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9.2K1Politics and MilitaryRhode Island’s Abraham Whipple Sails to Bermuda for George Washington
In June of 1775, with the Battle of Bunker Hill over, George Washington badly needed gunpowder. Rhode Island’s Abraham Whipple accepted a...
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16.7K1MassachusettsJohn Adams Gets Into Harvard, Barely
As a terrified applicant to Harvard, 15-year-old John Adams showed few signs of becoming a Founding Father, diplomat, statesman and president of...
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9.9KMassachusettsJohn and Abigail Adams Give Hamilton a Review – No Stars
There was no love lost between Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. Hamilton famously castigated Adams in a pamphlet published in 1800 entitled,...
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16.2K4Business and LaborFrederic Tudor in 1806 Brings Cocktails and Ice Cream to the Rest of the World
In 1805, Frederic Tudor decided to make his fortune by selling ice to people in tropical climates. Most people thought the 23-year-old...
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12.2KNew England PlacesSix Places Renamed Out of Spite
Many New England cities and towns have been renamed over the years. When the European settlers arrived, they usually changed Indian names...
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