All posts tagged "Rutherford B. Hayes"
-
12.8K1Religion and Social MovementsJohn Humphrey Noyes Finds Out Sex and Silverware Don’t Mix
John Humphrey Noyes started out in the 19th century as a conventional Yale-trained minister until he found out he was perfect and...
-
21.5K4New England PlacesSix Presidential Houses in New England
Before presidential libraries, there were presidential houses, and every New England state has at least one. Massachusetts, of course, was the birthplace...
-
41.6K4ConnecticutSix 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...
-
41.8K2Connecticut6 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...
-
5.4K5Arts and LeisureThe Biggest (But Not the Most Fun) July 4th Celebration in the U.S.
A U.S. president had to sneak a drink and a Supreme Court justice tried to get out of going to the annual...
-
9.9K10MassachusettsHenry Tisdale at the Battle of South Mountain: ‘As the ball struck me it gave me a shock’
Henry Tisdale was a 25-year-old sergeant in the 35th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry when a Confederate sniper shot him in...
To Top
