All posts tagged "romance"
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14.7K2MassachusettsTen Facts About Dorothy Quincy – John Hancock’s Wife
In 1775 at age 38, John Hancock was one of the most eligible bachelors among the Boston rebels. Made wealthy by his...
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8.6K5Arts and LeisureThe Many Loves of Henry Tufts: Original Colonial Badboy
Few criminals built a record as long or as celebrated as Henry Tufts. While history of the colonial era tends to focus...
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7.8KBusiness and LaborThe Vinegar Valentine That Ruined a Romance
George Whitney had no use for the nasty greeting card known as the vinegar valentine. Whitney was the Valentine Czar of the...
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4.7K9Arts and LeisureTabitha Tenney – New Hampshire’s First Best Selling Author
For the 50 years after 1799, Tabitha Tenney of Exeter was the best-selling novelist in the country, though she wasn’t necessarily proud...
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13.1K2Arts and LeisureEva Tanguay, The Lady Gaga of Vaudeville
As America started to throw off its Victorian propriety and embrace the Roaring Twenties, the bold, sexy Eva Tanguay showed them the...
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9.3K1Crime and ScandalMaine’s Mildred Gillars Wanted Fame and She Got It in WWII
Mildred Gillars paid a price for the fame she craved so desperately. She became one of the most hated women in America...
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