All posts tagged "spies"
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6.6KBusiness and LaborFive Heroic Moms in New England History
With Mother’s Day soon upon us, it’s a good time for a reminder about heroic moms. For much of New England history,...
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7.8KMassachusettsPrivate Snafu, Horny WWII Cartoon Character, Teaches Soldiers How To Behave — And Dr. Seuss How To Write
Well before the Grinch Stole Christmas or the Cat in the Hat Came Back, Dr. Seuss gave voice to Private Snafu, a...
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10.9K2Politics and MilitaryJehu Grant, Black Revolutionary, Makes an Eloquent Plea for Fairness
Jehu Grant, inspired by talk of freedom, escaped slavery in Rhode Island to enlist as a Continental Army soldier in 1777. Time...
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15.0K20MassachusettsLewis Tappan, the Man Who Hired Abe Lincoln to Spy on Sinners
Lewis Tappan hated slavery as much as he hated people who didn’t pay their debts. In 1841, he found he could do...
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21.2K1Arts and LeisureThe Mysterious Death of Cape Cod’s David Bacon
In September of 1943, witnesses saw David Bacon drive his sports car off a California highway and into a bean field. As...
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9.7K4ConnecticutThe Wicked Blue Lights of New London Give Connecticut a Bad Name
On the moonless night of Dec. 18, 1813, a pair of mysterious blue lights at the mouth of the Thames River thwarted...
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