History

History I Never Knew: Mary Had a Little Lamb – and He Built the Bunker Hill Monument

• Tom Burke
• Apr 30, 2013

There's a good deal of mythology surrounding the battle of Bunker Hill. And it was the author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" who finally got the battle monument constructed in Charlestown.

History

America’s Best Friend About Whom You’ve Never Heard: Beaumarchais

• Tom Burke
• Apr 26, 2013

Histories of the Revolution overlook the indispensable contributions of French playwright Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. But without him, our national anthem might be "God Save the Queen."

NCAA Hockey – Thoughts on this Year’s Playoffs and Championship Final

• Tom Burke
• Apr 12, 2013

Sports time - NCAA Final is tomorrow. Whichever team wins, it will be good for the sport.

History

Fun Facts from the History of Preventive Medicine

• Tom Burke
• Apr 9, 2013

Down through history there has been no shortage of creative thinking by men and women who sought to solve the thorniest problems of the human body.

Sports

Chuck Fairbanks, the Man Who Brought Credibiity to the New England Patriots

• Tom Burke
• Apr 3, 2013

Chuck Fairbanks revived the Patriots' football fortunes in the 1970s. His short tenure placed him lower than he deserves on the list of all-time great Boston coaches. Here's a personal look back.

History

Remembering The Lady in Red on Evacuation Day

• Tom Burke
• Mar 18, 2013

Evacuation Day, Saint Patrick's Day...let us take this opportunity to re-tell the sad story of Mary Burton, The Lady in Red of Boston Harbor.

Jack Parker to Retire from BU Hockey: My Take, After Covering Him Since 1969

• Tom Burke
• Mar 16, 2013

I started covering college hockey the same year that Jack Parker began coaching at BU. He's retiring after 40 years as head coach. Here are a few thoughts I’d like to share on Jack.

Opinion

Want to Date a Nice, Smart Girl? Want to Go to a Prestigious College? Watch Your Grammar!

• Tom Burke
• Mar 11, 2013

Whether you want to attract members of the opposite sex or gain admission to college, your grammar is going to play a big part in your quest!

History

Berengaria: The Queen of England Who Never Set Foot on that Sceptered Isle

• Tom Burke
• Mar 4, 2013

The answer to pub trivia in Merrie England: Who is the only queen who never came here? Berengaria of Navarre, wife of Richard the Lionhearted.

History

The Fascinating Life of Georgia 'Tiny' Broadwick, America's First Lady of Parachuting

• Tom Burke
• Feb 27, 2013

Georgia Broadwick was the first woman to parachute from an airplane, and the first person ever to bail out in free fall. She helped save many lives in the early, perilous days of American aviation.