All posts tagged "Norwich"
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11.1K9Arts and LeisureOpera Diva Eileen Farrell Meets A Nice Irish Cop
A forged check and a matchmaking couturier brought radio singing celebrity Eileen Farrell and New York City cop Robert Reagan together, where...
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15.0K26ConnecticutHow the Great Colchester Molasses Shortage Nearly Ruined Thanksgiving
Molasses played such a starring role in the colonial New England Thanksgiving that a shortage of it in 1705 forced Colchester, Conn.,...
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15.5K7Religion and Social MovementsDid Vampires Really Stalk New England Farm Families?
New England farmers in the 19th century fell prey to the belief that vampires stalked their families. They thought the dead rose...
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15.0K3IrregularsA Spy for a Spy: John Andre Hanged
On Oct. 2, 1780, British intelligence officer John Andre met his awful fate with courage, much as his American counterpart Nathan Hale...
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3.2KToday's History Highlights ArchiveCape Cod Canal and Troublesome Traitors in Today’s History Highlights – 8.28.2013
Today’s Flashback Photo is a picture of the dredge Governor Warfield working on the Cape Cod Canal in 1914. The Canal opened...
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15.5K13ConnecticutBlack Kings and Governors of New England
From about 1750 to 1850, New England had at least 31 elected black kings and governors, nearly all of them enslaved. They...
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