All posts tagged "Massachusetts legislature"
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11.6KMassachusettsProposed 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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10.0K10Crime and ScandalRufus Choate Wins Trial of the Century With Sleepwalking Defense
Rufus Choate first used the sleepwalking defense successfully in a sensational 19th-century trial for a man accused of murdering a prostitute. A...
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10.9K1Arts and Leisure1913, the Year of the Great Tango Controversy
In April 1913, 90-year-old Henry McHenry walked out of the Chelsea Old Soldiers Home, telling his friends he was going to town...
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