All posts tagged "presidency"
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9.0K8New HampshireAbraham Lincoln in New England – Five Fast Facts
Before he moved into the White House, Abraham Lincoln came to New England twice. Newspapers reported extensively on Abraham Lincoln in New...
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22.0K3MassachusettsDid Thanksgiving Cost John Adams His Presidency? He Thought It Did
Today people will undoubtedly celebrate Thanksgiving in some fashion across America. But for President John Adams, Thanksgiving was very much an optional...
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31.0K1Rhode IslandObadiah Holmes, The Baptist Martyr The Puritans Should Have Left Alone
The Puritan leaders of Massachusetts viewed Obadiah Holmes as a loathsome Baptist, and they ordered him whipped 30 times in public. They...
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23.4K7Massachusetts7 Fun Facts About John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams swam naked in the Potomac, kept an alligator in the White House and won freedom for Africans who mutinied...
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31.0K4ConnecticutSix New England Presidential Visits and the Stories Behind Them
New England is full of sites that hosted past presidential visits as the country’s leaders came north in search of votes, campaign...
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34.2K2Connecticut6 Places That Became a Summer White House
The summer White House has featured in presidential life since John Adams returned to Quincy, Mass., to get away from the muggy...
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