All posts tagged "presidency"
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74.7K10MassachusettsThe Night Ethel Kennedy Met Jackie Bouvier
Ethel Kennedy loved to be the center of attention, but she couldn’t compete with her sister-in-law, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Ethel was outdoorsy...
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55.7K5Crime and ScandalMary Hellen Picks the Wrong Son of John Quincy Adams
Mary Hellen had her pick of John Quincy Adams’ three sons. She chose the wrong one. She was Louisa Adams’ niece, the...
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11.1K24MassachusettsDaniel 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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19.3K33MassachusettsJohn Quincy Adams Takes the Oath of Office – Wearing Pants
John Quincy Adams was inaugurated March 4, 1825 as America’s sixth president. He was principled, intelligent and eloquent, though his principles occasionally...
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15.3K21New 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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21.0K14MassachusettsThe Heat Wave of 1896 Launches Teddy Roosevelt to the White House
When the heat wave of 1896 finally ended on Aug. 13, 1896, it left behind a record of suffering and death ‘long...
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10.3K14MaineThe Portland Rum Riot of 1855 Ends a Teetotaler’s Career
The Portland Rum Riot erupted on June 2, 1855, when the city’s Irish working-class residents found out something about their teetotaling, saloon-raiding...
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21.0K5MassachusettsThe Ageless Love Story of John and Abigail Adams
The enduring love story of John and Abigail Adams began with a whimper rather than a bang in 1762. They met in...
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13.9K4MassachusettsDorothea Dix and Franklin Pierce: The Battle for the Mentally Ill
Before she led the Union Army nursing corps during the Civil War, New England’s Dorothea Dix led the most ambitious reform efforts...
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14.2K16Business and LaborA Broke Connecticut Housewife Founds Pepperidge Farm
You can be forgiven for thinking Pepperidge Farm was founded by someone like Titus Moody, the old Yankee character who appeared for...
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