All posts tagged "scandal"
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4.5K1Politics and MilitaryBuffalo Soldiers Come Out to Vermont
In July of 1909, 750 African-American men known as Buffalo soldiers arrived at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vt., near the small...
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6.6KConnecticutJohn C. Colt, Samuel Colt’s “Bad” Brother, Commits a Macabre Murder
Too bad John Colt didn’t use one of his brother Sam’s revolvers to kill Samuel Adams in 1841. If he had, Samuel...
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8.5KMassachusettsSeven Fun Facts About Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass rose from slavery in the South to international prominence as a writer, orator and anti-slavery activist. He didn’t spend a...
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12.9K2Arts and LeisureSix Historic Cemeteries in New England
As Halloween approaches, we thought it appropriate to look at some of the most historic cemeteries in New England. Cemeteries are almost...
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9.7K2New HampshireThe Tempestuous Life of Tobias Lear, George Washington’s In-Law
Col. Tobias Lear V, known as Toby to his friends, left his mark on the early history of the United States as...
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6.5KMassachusettsJohn and Abigail Adams Give Hamilton a Review – No Stars
There was no love lost between Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. Hamilton famously castigated Adams in a pamphlet published in 1800 entitled,...
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