All posts tagged "presidency"
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6.4KPolitics and MilitaryThe Irish-American Army That Attacked Canada from a Vermont Farm
Alvah Richard couldn’t believe that fanatical Irish-American army was back. For the second time in four years, the self-proclaimed Irish Republican Army...
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6.4KCrime and ScandalThe Pittsfield Streetcar Driver Who Nearly Killed Teddy Roosevelt
The United States came close to losing two presidents within a year after a Pittsfield streetcar driver nearly killed President Theodore Roosevelt....
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5.0K1MaineRemembering Jonathan Cilley, the Reluctant Maine Duelist
In 1838, politicians in Washington, like Maine representative Jonathan Cilley, didn’t have Twitter to settle their political fights. But they did have...
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8.5K2New HampshireThe Tempestuous Life of Tobias Lear, George Washington’s In-Law
Col. Tobias Lear V, known as Toby to his friends, left his mark on the early history of the United States as...
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10.2KNew HampshireThe Catholic Test – When New Hampshire Outlawed Catholics
New Hampshire’s Constitution, adopted in 1784, was one of the strictest in the new United States in its restrictions on religious freedoms....
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6.3KConnecticutThe Double Life of Railroad King Robert Schuyler
Robert Schuyler was one of the most respected men of his era, the last person likely to pull off one of the...
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5.9KMassachusettsJohn and Abigail Adams Give Hamilton a Review – No Stars
There was no love lost between Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. Hamilton famously castigated Adams in a pamphlet published in 1800 entitled,...
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5.8K1Massachusetts9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Bobby Kennedy
Many viewed the death of Bobby Kennedy in 1968 as the loss of the last great leader. Assassins’ bullets had taken the...
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4.1K1ConnecticutConnecticut’s Philo Bennett Makes a Very Peculiar Will
New Haven’s Philo Bennett probably thought he was doing William Jennings Bryan a good turn when he left him $50,000 in his...
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7.7KArts 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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