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15.9KThe Four Women Who Cooked the First Thanksgiving
The four women who cooked that first Thanksgiving probably didn’t feel all that thankful when their husbands invited 90 guests, all Wampanoag...
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18.7KEight Fun Facts About the Insanely Talented John Singer Sargent
How did the paintings of John Singer Sargent ever fall out of favor? He created stunning watercolor landscapes and oil portraits that...
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9.7KHistory Lover’s Gift Guide: The 16 Best New History Books for the Holidays
It’s always hard to buy books for book lovers because you just don’t know if they’ve read them already. But you can’t...
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7.4KHarry Houdini Exposes Boston’s Witch of Lime Street
Harry Houdini, the world’s most famous magician, came to Boston in 1924 to expose as a charlatan a popular medium named “Margery.”...
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6.4KSamuel Morse Paints 38 Masterpieces (And Then Invents the Telegraph)
Samuel Morse as a young man wanted nothing more than to be an artist, an aspiration upon which his Puritan parents frowned....
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8.3KEllen Robbins, Flower Painter and Perennial Prank Victim
What was it about Ellen Robbins that inspired people to play practical jokes on her? She made a good living as a...
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