All posts tagged "Lynn"
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7.9K1MassachusettsFrederick Douglass’ Fifth of July Speech Asks ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? is the popular name of a speech delivered by Frederick Douglass on the...
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10.6K1Business 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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11.7K2ConnecticutSamuel Maverick Writes A Guide to the Wonders of New England – in 1660
Samuel Maverick, as his name suggests, didn’t like to go along with the crowd. The Puritan crowd, that is. He came to...
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45.6K12Arts and LeisureHow To Talk With a Boston Accent (Not for the Faint of Haht)
The Boston accent has brought many an actor to grief, especially these days as films about the city just keep coming. George...
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10.3K2MassachusettsMario Buda, The Other Boston Bomber
On Sept. 16, 1920, an Italian immigrant named Mario Buda parked his horse-drawn wagon across from J.P. Morgan and Co. and down...
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15.9K1MassachusettsSeven Fascinating Facts About Frederick Douglass
He rose from slavery in the South to international prominence as a writer, orator and anti-slavery activist. Frederick Douglass didn’t spend a...
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