All posts tagged "letter"
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10.6KbostonLincoln’s Bixby Letter, The Inspiration for Saving Private Ryan
In the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan, Gen. George Marshall reads a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to a Boston widow who...
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4.8KMassachusettsThe Brahmin Celebrity Priest Who Wrote O Little Town of Bethlehem
O Little Town of Bethlehem was written by a parish priest considered to be the greatest preacher of his day. His name...
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6.8KConnecticutDavid Wooster, Revolutionary War Hero, Befriends a Freed Slave
David Wooster is known more as the person who gave New Haven’s Wooster Square neighborhood its name than for his heroism during...
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14.1KConnecticutLighthouse Keepers, the Ultimate Social Distancers
Ever since George Worthylike climbed the steps to light the lantern at Boston Light in 1716, lighthouse keepers have practiced an extreme...
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14.9K1Crime and ScandalIn 1919, A Private Detective Nailed the Murderer of Lucina Broadwell
When Barre, Vt., police in 1919 first saw the naked body of Lucina Broadwell in a vacant lot, they immediately suspected her...
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9.2K1Politics and MilitaryLoyalists and Patriots: Mary Munro Sent Packing to Canada During the Revolution
During the American Revolution, Vermont was a battleground that pitted loyalists and patriots against each other, not just on the battlefield but...
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