Connecticut
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6.9KSix Iconic Summer Paintings of New England
New England has no shortage of summer paintings. For centuries, artists have fled cities in summer for the cool air by the...
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7.9KSix Fun Facts About New England Olympians
Hundreds of New England Olympians have won, lost and placed in the summer games since they restarted in Athens in 1896. New...
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4.7KJohn Margolies Photographs Roadside America
John Margolies in 1970 caused a stir, and not a good one, in highbrow architectural citcles. He did it by putting on...
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4.6KJames Covey, African Sailor, Helps the Amistad Captives to Freedom
In 1839, a young black sailor named James Covey held the key to freedom for 53 Africans who appeared in a Spanish...
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4.7KConnecticut General Samuel Parsons – American Hero or British Spy
Samuel Parsons, to all outward appearances, served as a loyal general on the American side in the Revolutionary War – until the...
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5.8KBenedict Arnold’s Treason Unmasked to Washington—in Arnold’s Own House
George Washington learned about Benedict Arnold’s treason while staying at Benedict Arnold’s house near West Point. He wondered why Arnold, his best...
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