All posts tagged "newspaper"
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5.5K5ConnecticutOld Ironsides Earns Her Nickname
On August 19, 1812, the crew of the USS Constitution caught sight of the British HMS Guerriere at sea off Nova Scotia....
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7.2K7Arts and LeisureJohn Updike in ‘Couples’ Titillated America With Tales of his Neighbors
In 1968, John Updike blew the cover off a high-living, raucous little group of people in Ipswich, Mass., with the publication of...
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11.2K11Arts and Leisure‘Havlicek Stole the Ball!’: The Greatest Broadcast Moment in Basketball History
To the New England sports fan, the phrase ‘Havlicek stole the ball!’ is as profound and as personal as ‘Ask not what...
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5.0K4Politics and MilitaryHow Vermont Republicans Rigged Elections for a Century
Conspiracy may be a little too strong to describe the process Vermont Republicans used to choose their governors, but only because everybody...
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