All posts tagged "Politics"
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16.1K25MassachusettsDaniel Webster Risks It All on the Seventh of March
The Seventh of March Speech was one of the most famous orations delivered by Daniel Webster, an orator who had no equal....
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27.0K5New HampshireThe Tragic Love Affair of Former NH Gov. John Winant and Sarah Churchill
Former New Hampshire Gov. John Winant carried on a secret love affair with Winston Churchill’s favorite daughter during World War II. It...
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22.2K22New HampshireThe Triumph and Tragedy of Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was elected as the 14th and possibly worst president of the United States on Nov. 2, 1852. During his presidency...
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6.6K2Business and LaborFarm Auction in Derby, Conn., 1940
The farm auction was a sad but common sight across the United States from the mid-1920s through the 1930s. Though New England...
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12.0K16Politics and MilitaryCalvin Coolidge Takes the Oath of Office by the Light of a Kerosene Lamp
Calvin Coolidge, vice president of the United States, was vacationing with his wife at his family’s homestead in Plymouth Notch, Vt., on...
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9.3K8MassachusettsRose Kennedy, An Old-Fashioned Girl (Sort Of)
Rose Kennedy didn’t drink and she didn’t smoke. She told people who offered her a drink or a cigarette, “Well, I am just...
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