All posts tagged "museums"
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5.0K4Arts and LeisureConnecticut’s King Tut Ticket Scam of 1979
Once the Metropolitan Museum of Art discovered the King Tut ticket scam in 1979, museum officials easily detected the fakes. That’s because...
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7.1K3Arts and LeisureBenjamin Franklin Keith Bans the Word ‘Pants,’ Builds a Theatrical Empire
Benjamin Franklin KeithBack in the heyday of vaudeville, Benjamin Franklin Keith promised the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Boston that he would only...
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12.8K7Business and LaborThe Bates Bedspread of Maine, America’s Favorite Counterpane
The Bates Bedspread, once found in nearly every household, has links to presidents, First Ladies, a famous midwife and countless women who...
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9.2K1MassachusettsTiny Militia Captures Crew of Huge British Warship HMS Somerset
In one of the most remarkable engagements of the American Revolution, the tiny militia of Truro captured more than 400 sailors and...
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12.6K1members onlyCastles of New England
Castles adorn the landscape of New England as they do in Old England, though here they weren’t built to house royalty or...
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9.2K4Arts and LeisureEthel Reed, The Beautiful Poster Lady Who Disappeared
The beautiful Ethel Reed blazed like a meteor across Boston’s artistic firmament in the 1890s, but after a broken engagement she all...
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