Boston Banned Christmas
The beloved holiday of Christmas was once banned in our very own Boston. On May 11, 1659, Bay Colony’s general court stated:
“…It is therefore ordered by this court and the authority […]
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07, 2016
The Declaration of Independence
The Fourth of July has long been celebrated as Independence Day in the United States, but did history get the date wrong? Legally speaking, the Thirteen Colonies separated from Great Britain on July 2, 1776, after the Second […]
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06, 2016
Danvers State Insane Asylum
It not only inspired a movie called Session 9, but is well known for its hair-raising haunted stories. The Danvers State Insane Asylum opened up in 1878 in order to help accommodate mentally ill patients, as other hospitals were overflowing. […]
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06, 2016
Gay Pride Month
This month is Gay Pride Month in the U.S. and Boston, MA is a huge epicenter for celebration, which is why all around the streets of Boston you can see rainbow flags flying on houses and professional buildings alike. This […]
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06, 2016
The Paper House
It all began as a hobby in Rockport, Massachusetts in 1922. The design: a house built with newspaper! The concept for the house was created by a mechanical engineer named Elis […]
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06, 2016
Walter Summerford: Everything comes in threes, no wait fours?
Nature seems to play jokes on people, or simply just on Walter Summerford. It was 1918 when Summerford was riding across a battlefield in Belgium and was struck down by lightning, killing his horse and paralyzing him […]
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05, 2016
Memorial Day Poppies
“We cherish too, the Poppy red that grows on fields were valor led, It seems to signal to the skies that blood of heroes never dies.” This Memorial Day themed poem was written by Moina Michael in 1915 in honor […]
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05, 2016
Graduation Cap and Gown
As commencement week for college graduates has just passed, do you know what are the true meanings of the cap and gown?
In the 12th century, due to insufficient heating systems, students were forced to wear long robes to keep warm. […]
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05, 2016
The Bearded Joseph Palmer
In a graveyard in Leominster, Massachusetts you can find the grave of the infamously bearded Joseph Palmer. In the 1820s, Joseph had started sporting a very large beard even though he knew […]
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04, 2016
Robert Cornelius
Long before Instagram and Facebook, back in 1839, Robert Cornelius snapped the very first selfie in history. While standing behind his family’s store yard in Philadelphia, he set up his camera to attempt […]