All posts tagged "Medford"
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10.1K2Arts 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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12.0K8ConnecticutThe Capture of Nathan Hale, a Hidden History Surfaces After 224 Years
More than two centuries after Nathan Hale was hanged, a sharp-eyed librarian discovered the hidden truth about his capture. Nathan Hale has...
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11.8K2New England PlacesSix Loyalist Houses
A Loyalist House was likely to be seized and sold when the American Revolution broke out. Many colonies passed laws that let...
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27.1K2ConnecticutHow the Daughters of Liberty Fought for Independence
On August 14, 1768, the Daughters of Liberty cheered from windows as the Sons of Liberty paraded through Boston to commemorate their...
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13.3K7MassachusettsThe Great 1727 Earthquake and the Wrath of God
Northern New Englanders ran for cover in late October as the 1727 earthquake, more powerful than any they had experienced, shook the...
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7.0K7Arts and LeisureJohnny Kelley, Beloved Icon of the Boston Marathon
The day after Johnny Kelley won his first Boston Marathon in 1935, he showed up at 7:30 a.m. at his job in...
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7.4K6Crime and ScandalLightfoot and Thunderbolt – The Last New England Highwaymen
In July of 1816, Michael Martin encountered an odd clergyman at a tavern in his native Ireland. The cleric dazzled him with...
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9016MassachusettsAlexander Scammell, the Lovesick Revolutionary War Hero
On a June night in 1777, Gen. Alexander Scammell poured out his heart in a letter to Abigail Bishop of Mistic, Mass....
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17.0K13Arts and Leisure10 Unusual Facts About James Lord Pierpont, The Man Behind Jingle Bells
You’ve heard James Lord Pierpont. Everyone has. And in three weeks’ time, you’ll hope you never have to hear his music again....
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7.3K7MassachusettsSamuel Gridley Howe, John Brown and the Secret Six
In 1859, with John Brown in prison for the raid on Harper’s Ferry, attention turned to the question of who had helped...
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