All posts tagged "South Boston"
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7.9KbostonSix Fun Facts About New England Olympians
Hundreds of New England Olympians have won, lost and placed in the summer games since they restarted in Athens in 1896. New...
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13.1KMassachusettsMyles Standish and the Lost Colony of Massachusetts
In March 1623, leaders of the struggling Plymouth Plantation dispatched their paid military leader Myles Standish to a coastal settlement 25 miles...
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11.1KCrime and ScandalJesse Pomeroy, Boy Fiend, Does the Unthinkable in 1874 – Twice
In 1874, Jesse Pomeroy was sentenced to death for murdering at least two children. For the next 50 years America was fascinated...
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51.1K12Arts and LeisureHow To Talk With a Boston Accent (Not for the Faint of Haht)
The Boston accent has brought many an actor to grief, especially these days as films about the city just keep coming. George...
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10.0KBusiness and LaborThe Telegraph Hills of Massachusetts
Along the east coast of Massachusetts stretching from Boston to Martha’s Vineyard lies a series of Telegraph Hills. So named around 1801,...
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7.8K3Massachusetts8 Things You Didn’t Know About New England Olympians
Ever since a Bostonian won the first event in the first modern Olympics, New England has sent more than its share of...
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