All posts tagged "swimming"
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19.8K6boston6 Historic Haunted Houses in New England (Plus 16 More)
Haunted houses belong to New England lore as much as Revolutionary battles or clipper ship races. New England ghosts, witches, devils and...
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10.2K1MassachusettsThe Sinking of the Andrea Doria Ends an Era
The Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria wasn’t supposed to sink. After all, her designers had learned the lessons from the Titanic disaster. But on a...
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17.8K2Connecticut6 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...
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23.7K5Business and LaborSix New England Ghost Towns
Though people typically think of ghost towns as belonging to the Old West, New England actually has plenty. Villages that once supported...
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8.0K2Arts and LeisureThe L Street Brownies New Year’s Plunge Starts With Washing the Unwashed
The L Street Brownies annual New Year’s Day plunge had its beginnings with pious reformers who wanted to wash the unwashed —...
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209.0K30ConnecticutThe 1911 Heat Wave Was So Deadly It Drove People Insane
A July 1911 heat wave killed thousands of New Englanders and sent many over the brink of madness. During 11 hellish days,...
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71.8K10MassachusettsThe Night Ethel Kennedy Met Jackie Bouvier
Ethel Kennedy loved to be the center of attention, but she couldn’t compete with her sister-in-law, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Ethel was outdoorsy...
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3.2K11MassachusettsJohn Quincy Adams, Slavery’s Enemy Til the End
John Quincy Adams collapsed on the floor of the House of Representatives on Feb. 23, 1848 and died two days later. After...
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8.4K23MassachusettsJohn F. Kennedy Born In Brookline, May 29, 1917
Rose Kennedy and her children, circa 1922. L-R: Rose Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy (seated in foreground), John F. Kennedy,...
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3.6KArts and LeisureFlashback Photo: Aileen Riggin, Tiny Swimmer Who Made a Big Splash
Aileen Riggin, a Newport, R.I., native, spent a life of watery triumph. She became an Olympic gold-medal winner at the age of...
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