All posts tagged "William McKinley"
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5.9KCrime 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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3.2K1Arts and LeisureHow the Mark Twain Library Started With Books He Defaced
The Mark Twain Library in Redding, Conn., started with 200 books donated by local resident Mark Twain – books he’d scribbled over...
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20.7K4ConnecticutSix 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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10.3K8Politics and MilitaryJustin Morrill, Vermonter, Raises U.S. Tariffs in 1861
Justin Morrill for 30 years led the fight to raise tariffs on goods that competed with U.S. products. For that, he took...
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17.8K32MassachusettsJohn Quincy Adams Takes the Oath of Office – Wearing Pants
John Quincy Adams was inaugurated March 4, 1825 as America’s sixth president. He was principled, intelligent and eloquent, though his principles occasionally...
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20.6K14MassachusettsThe Heat Wave of 1896 Launches Teddy Roosevelt to the White House
When the heat wave of 1896 finally ended on Aug. 13, 1896, it left behind a record of suffering and death ‘long...
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