All posts tagged "Teddy Roosevelt"
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5.5KArts and LeisureMelvil Dewey, the Womanizing OCD Librarian who Organized the Olympics
Melvil Dewey had an obsession with the number 10. He slept 10 hours, wrote 10-page letters and created the Dewey Decimal System...
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5.8K2New HampshireSeven Fun Facts About John Hay, Winner of All of Life’s Great Prizes
The name “John Hay” pops up frequently in American history, especially during the second half of the 19th century. John Hay was...
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5.8KConnecticutThe Brahmin Rough Riders of New England
Some people believe that the Rough Riders were almost all cowboys from out West. After all, it had earned the nickname “The...
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14.3KCrime and ScandalThe Pittsfield Streetcar Driver Who Nearly Killed Teddy Roosevelt
The United States came close to losing two presidents within a year after a Pittsfield streetcar driver nearly killed President Theodore Roosevelt....
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13.0K2New England PlacesThe Rise and Fall of the New England Motel
The family-owned motel that flowered along New England’s roads after World War II has grown increasingly scarce. Today, there are one quarter...
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12.2K7Business and LaborWhen the Music Stopped: Chickering and the Piano Wars of 1850
Chickering & Sons Piano Company was always a two-person operation. It needed a technical expert to make the most advanced pianos of...
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