All posts tagged "Watertown Mass."
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17.9K4ConnecticutIsaac Bissell Electrifies Connecticut With News of the Battle of Lexington
Isaac Bissell electrified the colonies of Massachusetts and Connecticut with the news of the Battle of Lexington in April 1775. He rode...
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10.0K3Business and LaborFred Marriott Sets the Speed Record in a Steam Race Car
Fred Marriott was the chief mechanic at the Stanley Steam Carriage Co., when the company owners asked him to race a steam...
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14.2K18MassachusettsBenjamin Edes, Father of the Boston Tea Party and Keeper of Its Secrets
Benjamin Edes instigated and paid for the Boston Tea Party – and, to his death, guarded the secret list of all who participated. Edes...
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7.0K12MassachusettsThe Amazing Baby Boom of Billerica, Mass.
When the War of 1812 broke out, the Town of Billerica, Mass., was in the middle of an extraordinary baby boom. ...
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9.7K14Business and LaborThe Birth of New Haven’s Famous White Clam Apizza
A peasant meal brought from 19th century Italy evolved into New Haven’s famous white clam apizza, praised as an ‘intoxicating combination of...
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5.8K1Arts and LeisureHarry Grant Wins the Vanderbilt Cup
Harry Grant was the first race car driver to win the Vanderbilt Cup twice – and the only one who died trying...
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