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Jacqueline Bouvier married John F. Kennedy on September 12, 1953 in Newport, Rhode Island Jacqueline Kennedy’s official White House portrait From history.com: On this day in 1929, President John F. Kennedy’s beautiful and popular wife, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, is born into a prominent New York family. Jacqueline, or “Jackie” as…
Read More »Mark Arsenault tells us in today’s Boston Globe that the dispute of long-standing between the Archdiocese of Boston and Boston College on one side and the family of William Cardinal O’Connell on the other – has been settled. Those following the lengthy dispute know that the Archdiocese and BC wanted…
Read More »Not only are the national Democrats trying to prevent the US House Republicans from using the debt ceiling crisis to reshape public policy wholesale, they have to monitor the barn door to stop the GOP extremists from rushing in with anti-environmental measures while the spotlight is on the debt issue.…
Read More »Campaign kickoff for Lowell School Committee candidate Kim Scott. And as always, if you know of other candidate videos let me know by commenting below and I will post them too.
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. At times, the debt ceiling debate has resembled a schoolyard brawl. We’ve heard everything but “so’s your mother!” But this squabble, now a bloody slugfest, has gotten very dangerous and, even if resolved, will have serious consequences for…
Read More »Out and about in the noon hour-plus today in Downtown Lowell and Environs. Call-to-action: Driving though Kearney Square proved that some citizens listened to President Obama last night. Three or four sign holders stood fast at the entrance to the Howe Building – home to Congresswoman Niki Tsongas’ District office.…
Read More »There’s a bit of a trip down memory lane over on Universal Hub Boston here with the overhead photo of the old Boston Gas tank in all its colorful splendor. Just a bit of history on the painting of the original tank and the artist who created the design. The…
Read More »On this day – July 26, 1775 – the U. S. Postal Service was established by the Second Continental Congress and Benjamin Franklin was installed as its first Postmaster General. According to history.com, Franklin was experienced having served a the postmaster of Philadelphia. Some persepective on mail in the colonies…
Read More »MassMoments reminds us that on this day – July 23, 1846 – Henry David Thoreau after walking from his Walden Pond cabin to do an errand – found himself in the Concord town jail for refusing to pay his back taxes. His was just an over-night stay – as someone…
Read More »Seneca Falls Convention – 1848 On this day – July 19, 1848 – the first United States women’s rights convention opened in Seneca Falls, New York. It was organized by local New York women upon the occasion of a visit by Boston-based Lucretia Mott, a Quaker famous for her speaking…
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