All posts tagged "Yale"
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4.7K1New England PlacesSix Historic Fourth of July Celebrations
The Fourth of July has been celebrated with feasting, fireworks and festivity since Boston shot off cannons on the first anniversary of...
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3.4K4ConnecticutHow The Spirit of 76 Became World War I Propaganda
The Spirit of 76 reappeared again and again after the American Revolution as an idea, as a symbol and as a propaganda...
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5.5K10ConnecticutConnecticut Doughboys Remember the Battle of Seicheprey
When the last Connecticut doughboys died in the early 1980s, they took with them memories of a grisly World War I battle...
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8.5K10ConnecticutJohn Trumbull Gets a Few Things Wrong in His Famous Declaration of Independence Painting
Ten years after the American colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, John Trumbull traveled the country in a carriage seeking out all...
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6.5K1ConnecticutPerkins Metallic Tractors – Connecticut’s Cure for Everything That Ails You
A reputable young Connecticut doctor went off the rails shortly after the American Revolution with an invention that supposedly cured everything: the...
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24.8K12ConnecticutSix Oldest Libraries in New England
Identifying New England’s oldest libraries is no easy task. In the early days of European settlement, book collections took many different forms....
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11.6K8Arts and LeisureSix Brutalist Buildings
Two of the most famous Brutalist buildings in America are still provoking strong emotions in New England decades after they first reared...
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13.4K6Business and LaborSix Irish Landmarks in New England
Irish landmarks commemorate the history of Irish immigrants in places you might not expect throughout New England. There’s more to Irish-American history...
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11.6K7Business and LaborEli Terry, Connecticut Clock Maker
Eli Terry masterminded many of the time pieces that exist today, and in the process he helped ignite America’s industrial revolution. His...
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18.1K2Arts and LeisureSix Historic New England Football Fields
Football, once called the Boston Game, was played on many historic New England football fields since the 19th century. An organized college...
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