All posts tagged "newspapers"
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9.4K7Politics and MilitaryThe Civilian Conservation Corps, a Young Man’s Adventure
During the depths of the Great Depression, a 17-year-old boy from Warren, R.I., enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He did it...
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12.2K1Arts and LeisureVarick Frissell: the New England Filmmaker Who Died in the Biggest Hollywood Disaster Ever
In 1930, Varick Frissell traveled north to Canada to make the deadliest movie ever. Twenty-six people would die in the filming, including...
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9.9K1ConnecticutAdam Worth, the Dandy Who Stole Georgiana From J.P. Morgan
In 1876, a British dandy whose real name was Adam Worth stole Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire, from Junius Morgan, who planned...
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21.9K6ConnecticutHow the Wild Turkey Vanished, Then Returned, to New England
For many years the only place you could find something called Wild Turkey in New England was on a liquor store shelf....
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16.2K1New HampshireThe New Hampshire Volcano That Promised Untold Riches
As early as 1735, residents living along the New Hampshire-Vermont border reported a New Hampshire volcano erupted violently. The inhabitants of Fort...
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12.2K3ConnecticutDavid Ruggles, the Go-To Conductor on the Underground Railroad
David Ruggles helped 600 enslaved people to freedom during the 1830s despite attempts to kill him, kidnap him and burn down his...
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