Essex Heritage visit to 'Endecott Pear Tree' - Boston.com

Essex Heritage visit to 'Endecott Pear Tree'
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The Essex National Heritage Commission, in collaboration with Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care and the Danvers Historical Society will present a lecture on, and visit to, the Endecott Pear Tree, deemed by the US Department of ...

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Beacon Hill celebrates 'hidden' history of black residents - Boston.com

Beacon Hill celebrates 'hidden' history of black residents
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The neighborhood has taken great pride in this history. A Black Heritage Trail runs through the historic streets, offering visitors glimpses of pre-Civil War Boston. The Museum of African-American History on Joy Street also recently completed ...

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Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connections - Boston.com

Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connections
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BOSTON—Massachusetts Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers. But with each facing a tough election, neither the presidential candidate nor the US senator is playing up that ...

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Today in History - Washington Post

Today in History
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In 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, made up of freed blacks, left Boston to fight for the Union in the Civil War. In 1892, the Sierra Club was organized in San Francisco. In 1918, the Battle of Cantigny (kahn-tee-NYEE') began during ...

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O'Connor Was Historian for Boston and BC - Boston College Chronicle


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O'Connor Was Historian for Boston and BC
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Dr. O'Connor was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Bostonian Society, a resident fellow at the Massachusetts Historical Society and a member of the Massachusetts Archives Commission. In 1988 he was named by President Reagan to serve on the ...
Boston historian Thomas O'Connor dies WHDH-TV

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History Calendar - Fredericksburg.com (blog)


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History Calendar
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Lou Carter Jr. of B Company, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, advises Kevin Williams of the 23rd Infantry Regiment, US Colored Troops, on weaponry during a Civil War living history event. “Come Retribution: The Confederate Secret Service ...

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Former W.H. Advisor Walks Back Bain Support: Romney 'Reweaves History' When ... - Mediaite


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Former W.H. Advisor Walks Back Bain Support: Romney 'Reweaves History' When ...
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“At the same time, was he that eager – so eager – to avoid being tagged as the Massachusetts governor?” Rattner said that Romney wanted to avoid being linked to his tenure in the governor's mansion in Massachusetts because his state was “47th in job ...
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Mary Sanchez: Family history shadows public service qualifications - Sun-Sentinel


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Mary Sanchez: Family history shadows public service qualifications
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The Massachusetts Indian War of 2012 The race for US Senate in Massachusetts has taken a turn toward the absurd. The contest pits two highly qualified candidates -- Scott Brown, the incumbent, who made history by snatching Ted Kennedy's seat away from ...
Warren's tenuous, tragicomic claims to Indian ancestry Austin American-Statesman
Does The Warren Heritage Story Tell Us More About The Senator Or The Media? WBUR

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Bob Rittenburg, 78; track star at Boston Latin, Harvard - Boston Globe


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Bob Rittenburg, 78; track star at Boston Latin, Harvard
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By Marvin Pave In the midst of making history at the 1951 Amateur Athletic Union high school indoor nationals, Bob Rittenburg made a gesture that showed competition meant more to him than just filling a shelf with trophies. Mr. Rittenburg, a Boston ...
Former city great Bob Rittenburg passes away at the age of 78 Boston Herald (blog)

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Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connections - Boston.com


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Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connections
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BOSTON—Massachusetts Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers. But with each facing a tough election, neither the presidential candidate nor the US senator is playing up that ...
Mitt Romney and Sen. Scott Brown try to maintain distance while Democrats work ... MassLive.com

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