All posts tagged "Maine"
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978Arts and LeisureOver the River and Through the Wood: 7 Fun Facts
The author of Over the River and Through the Wood was very unlike the other author who wrote a favorite holiday song...
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1.2KConnecticutThe Wide Awakes Help Elect Lincoln With Shiny Capes and Torchlight Parades
In 1858, young men from Hartford, Conn., organized bodyguards for Republican candidates campaigning through the streets of the Democratic city. They called...
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3.7K2Arts and LeisureEight Great Zingers by Bette Davis, Yankee Gal
The legendary movie actress Bette Davis called herself the “Yankee-est gal who ever came down the pike.” She was born and educated...
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6.2KCrime and ScandalThe Boon Island Cannibals of Maine
On a frosty New Year’s Day in 1711, the York County coroner was summoned to examine a frozen body discovered in a...
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1.5KMaineCharles Shay, An Indian War Hero on Omaha Beach
Charles Shay, a 19-year-old Penobscot Indian, landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Under heavy German fire, he bandaged the wounded and pulled...
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7.8KBusiness and LaborThe Ku Klux Klan Fights the Battle of Greenville, Maine
In 1924, dozens of Ku Klux Klan members paraded through the tiny logging town of Greenville, Maine, to bully some outsiders into...
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5.6KBusiness and LaborSix Places Products Were Made
Back in the day, products were made in New England -- a lot of products. The early cod fishermen and Yankee traders...
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10.9K1New HampshireHow the Londonderry Scots-Irish Saved New Hampshire from Massachusetts
The Londonderry Scots-Irish prevented New Hampshire from a Massachusetts takeover by being fruitful and multiplying along the border. Massachusetts had taken over...
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5.0K1MassachusettsWhen Massachusetts Abolished the State Police
In 1875, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts abolished the state police department. It was only 10 years old, the first state police force...
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4.3K2MassachusettsThe Shot Heard Round the World: Concord vs. Lexington vs. … Menotomy?
There was a shot, and it was heard around the world, but who fired it and where? Debate over the shot heard...
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