All posts tagged "newspapers"
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7.6KArts and LeisureSix Historic College Pranks and Where They Were Played
College pranks have been part of the college experience since at least the 13th century, when Oxford students sent a prostitute to...
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3.4K1ConnecticutNine New England Tax Resisters
Abolition, war and injustice have inspired tax resisters in New England since even before the American Revolution. And well after the American...
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5.8K1New England PlacesThe Six Places That Suffered the Coldest Temperature Ever in a New England State
April in New England may seem cold, but it’s nothing like the months when the coldest temperature is reported. Look for the...
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3.4K1Today's History Highlights ArchiveSeven of the Best New England Hoaxes
The worst thing about the many hoaxes played upon New Englanders throughout history? How many people fell for them. Though many hoaxes...
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10.0KMassachusettsThe High Tide Storm of 1723: ‘Ye Mightyest Overflowing of Ye Sea’
During the High Tide Storm of 1723, the waters rose so high and so fast that worshipers were marooned in their meeting...
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6.2KMaineHow Maine’s High and Mighty Enoch Foster Met His Downfall
Born in 1839, Enoch Foster might well be the prototype for a Maine politician of his era. Graduated from both Bates and...
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6.2K2New HampshireWhen Calling Someone a New Englander Was an Insult
In November 1852, newspapers in Pennsylvania gave over 650 words to assailing the flaws of the New Englander. In a wide-ranging screed...
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5.0K2MassachusettsFive Extraordinary Midnight Rides in New England
On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere took the most famous of all midnight rides in American history. He was famous because Henry...
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4.5K7New HampshireAbraham Lincoln in New England – Five Fast Facts
Here are five highlights from the journeys of Abraham Lincoln in New England. Lincoln made two trips to New England, in September...
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4.3K1Business and LaborThe Eccentric Mainer Who Built the A&P Supermarket Empire
In 1859, George Gilman decided to change careers. At 33 he was an executive in his father’s tannery in New York City....
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