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2.9KSix Fun Facts About Henry Adams
Henry Adams during his lifetime was known as a snob and a grouch. He was, after all, an Adams, the grandson and...
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2.3KThe Book that Taught Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln How To Speak
In 1830 and 1831, a 12-year-old Maryland slave and a 22-year-old backwoods store clerk picked up the same book – the Columbian...
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14.7K7 Fun Facts About the Boston Irish
George Washington famously acknowledge the Boston Irish on March 17, 1776, when he ordered new code words to pass through Continental Army...
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13.4K4How the Jewish Immigrants Came to New England
It’s an oft-told story about the Jewish immigrant who rose from poverty on New York’s Lower East Side to prominence through hard...
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5.8KWhy the Boston Anticks Barged Into Rich People’s Homes at Christmas
Toward the end of the 18th century, the Boston Anticks used to burst into mansions at Christmastime and stage silly plays before...
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