All posts tagged "legislation"
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6.0KMassachusettsProposed Ban on ‘Bitch’ Only the Latest in Boston Censorship
A Boston politician’s proposed ban on ‘bitch’ is only the latest in a city that has outlawed rock ‘n roll, Leaves of...
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4.4KPolitics and MilitaryThe Butter vs. Margarine Wars Sweep Vermont in 1900
The 1900 U.S. Senate election in Vermont pitted Governor William Dillingham against Congressman and General William Grout. As the race got nastier,...
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6.3K8Politics and MilitaryNewport Stamp Act Riot, Following the Pattern, Sends Loyalists Packing
Martin Howard was a prominent Rhode Island politician who might have thought twice about publicly supporting the Stamp Act of 1765. It...
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3.0KMaineHow Dozens of Maine and Massachusetts Towns Sprang Into Being on One Day in 1775
On Aug. 23, 1775, several dozen towns suddenly sprang into existence in the Province of Massachusetts, which then included the Maine frontier....
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3.2K11MassachusettsJohn Quincy Adams, Slavery’s Enemy Til the End
John Quincy Adams collapsed on the floor of the House of Representatives on Feb. 23, 1848 and died two days later. After...
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6.6K13MassachusettsFrances Perkins Works for God, FDR and the Common Workingman
Frances Perkins was having tea with her friend, Mrs. Gordon Norris, in New York City, on the afternoon of March 25, 1911, when...
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6.5K21New HampshireThe Improbable Savior of the White Mountain Forests
If you had to guess who saved the White Mountain forests from destruction, you probably wouldn’t come up with a politically ambitious...
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12.3K13ConnecticutBlack Kings and Governors of New England
From about 1750 to 1850, New England had at least 31 elected black kings and governors. They were elected on ‘Negroes Hallowday’...
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