All posts tagged "sports"
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7.7K5MassachusettsYoung John Adams Struggles With School, Vexes His Parents
Young John Adams frustrated his pious father and vexed his hot-tempered mother with his dislike of school and love of the outdoors....
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22.0K6MassachusettsTed Williams, The First Latin American Superstar
Few people knew Red Sox great Ted Williams had Mexican ancestry. That’s because he didn’t tell them. Teddy Samuel Williams was born...
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7.9K14Crime and ScandalProfessor Marvin Hewitt Takes a Twisting Journey from Dropout to Imposter to Rocket Scientist
In 1954, University of New Hampshire president Robert Chandler had a problem faculty member. Professor Kenneth Yates was “undoubtedly a brilliant physicist,”...
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24.3K16ConnecticutSix Prohibition Speakeasies You Can Still Visit
When the 18th Amendment to the Constitution took effect on January 17, 1920, New England’s taverns suddenly became speakeasies. Law enforcement couldn’t...
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14.3K3ConnecticutHappy St. Jean Baptiste Day! Live Free and Eat Poutine!
Many Americans view Bastille Day as the big French holiday, but for Franco-Americans from Canada it’s St. Jean Baptiste Day on June...
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5.3K5ConnecticutRoger Ludlow and the 1650 Scourge of Shuffleboard
In 1646, Roger Ludlow was commissioned to establish laws for Connecticut. It wasn’t an easy job, but after four hard years he...
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