All posts tagged "Lawrence"
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2.0KConnecticutWhen Teddy Roosevelt Barnstormed New England
In the fall of 1902, President Teddy Roosevelt barnstormed New England on behalf of Republican congressmen. He wanted as many elected as...
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7.2KCrime and ScandalThe Boston Irish Gang Wars Terrify a City
When a group of hoodlums decided to rent a cottage on Salisbury Beach for a Labor Day party in 1961, they set...
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12.3K1Business and LaborBefore Dunkin’, New England Had the Waldorf Lunch System
Before New England gave the world Howard Johnson’s, Dunkin Donuts, McDonald’s and Subway, it invented the Waldorf Lunch. The Waldorf Lunch System...
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11.4K2MassachusettsWhen Massachusetts Was a Paradise for Tramps
So many tramps rode the rails into Massachusetts after the Civil War that in 1899 a group of charity administrators published a...
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40.6K5ConnecticutThe West Indies Send Sugar, Slaves and Red Sox Stars to New England
For four centuries, the West Indies have made an outsized impact on New England. In 2018, West Indian stars and a West...
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59.4K11ConnecticutSkull and Bones, or 7 Fast Facts About Yale’s Secret Society
Skull and Bones, Yale University’s most famous and most secret society, has inspired sinister conspiracy theories since its founding in 1832. Some...
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