All posts tagged "White House"
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19.7K2ConnecticutRichard Bissell – The Connecticut Yankee Behind the Bay of Pigs
In 1959 the CIA named Richard Bissell its deputy director for plans. The agency had made an unusual selection. Bissell replaced Frank...
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25.9K7Massachusetts7 Fun Facts About John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams swam naked in the Potomac, kept an alligator in the White House and won freedom for Africans who mutinied...
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12.7K2Politics and Military12 Fascinating Facts About Independence Day
Independence Day from the get-go has been a rowdy holiday with ringing bells, gunfire, cannonfire, fireworks, feasting, speeches and toasts. Over the...
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35.1K4ConnecticutSix New England Presidential Visits and the Stories Behind Them
New England is full of sites that hosted past presidential visits as the country’s leaders came north in search of votes, campaign...
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17.9KArts and LeisureA Christmas First for New England? Each State Can Claim One.
New England is as unlikely a place as there is to celebrate a Christmas first. After all, Puritans in Massachusetts and Connecticut...
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21.2K2Arts and LeisureThe Pet Names of Famous New Englanders
When the Pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower, they brought with them two dogs described as a spaniel and a mastiff....
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