All posts tagged "John Quincy Adams"
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8.0K1Crime and ScandalIn 1634, Massachusetts Discovers the Cure for the Common Scold
Exorbitancy of the tongue, common railing . . . call it what you like. Early New England colonists had a problem: The...
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9.5K9bostonThe Almanac, Indispensable Day Planner for the Busy Colonist
When John Winthrop set foot on the shores of Salem in 1630, he carried with him an out-of-date almanac that belonged to...
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8.9K2Flashback PhotosBoston Holds a Water Celebration in 1848
On Oct. 25, 1848, a stream of water gushed from a fountain before 100,000 people assembled on Boston Common for the city’s...
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8.5K6MassachusettsAlexander Scammell, the Lovesick Revolutionary War Hero
On a June night in 1777, Gen. Alexander Scammell poured out his heart in a letter to Abigail Bishop of Mistic, Mass....
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9.2K2Arts and LeisureJosh Billings, The Funny Man Who Showed Mark Twain the Way
Josh Billings was one of America’s most popular funny man until his comic heir, Mark Twain, came along. He was a ‘platform...
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80.7K6Crime and ScandalMary Hellen Picks the Wrong Son of John Quincy Adams
Mary Hellen had her pick of John Quincy Adams’ three sons. She chose the wrong one. She was Louisa Adams’ niece, the...
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