All posts tagged "Ronald Reagan"
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6.1K1Crime and ScandalMiracle on Scituate Reservoir: The Pilgrim Airlines Fiery Emergency Landing
Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458, a regional commuter airline founded in 1962, left LaGuardia airport bound eventually for Boston on what should have...
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10.1K1Massachusetts9 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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17.7K2Arts and LeisureFrank Sinatra Comes To New England
Like George Washington, Frank Sinatra made many forays into New England over his long career. Unlike George Washington, Sinatra came to sing,...
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9.2KbostonEat Like A President, Part II
In honor of President’s Day, the New England Historical Society brings you another guide to how to eat like a president. We...
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10.9K5Business and LaborAmazing Grace Hopper, COBOL Inventor and Slayer of Dragons, Gremlins and Bugs
In 1946, the U.S. Navy considered Grace Hopper too old to be an officer. Thirty-seven years later, President Ronald Reagan promoted her...
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6.7K7Arts and LeisureCatcher in the Rye Reaches Best-Seller List in 1951, Never Leaves
Catcher in the Rye, the hilarious and profane classic tale of adolescent alienation, begins with Holden Caulfield’s 951voice: If you really want...
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