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5.6KThe Brahmin Rough Riders of New England
Some people believe that the Rough Riders were almost all cowboys from out West. After all, it had earned the nickname “The...
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7.6KAfrican American Medical Students at Yale
It’s an interesting photograph: serious-looking men in hats and suits, with a couple of human skulls among them. Taken in 1895, the...
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12.2KLighthouse Keepers, the Ultimate Social Distancers
Ever since George Worthylike climbed the steps to light the lantern at Boston Light in 1716, lighthouse keepers have practiced an extreme...
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25.5K1The History of Epidemics in New England
The history of epidemics in New England teaches us that they arrive with terrifying swiftness. They also don’t get less lethal with...
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9.1KElizabeth Fones Winthrop Feake Hallett Starts the 1st Scandal in Greenwich
Elizabeth Fones Winthrop Feake Hallett started the first scandal in Greenwich, Conn., over – what else? – infidelity and real estate. The...
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11.4KWhat the Insider’s Guide to the Colleges in New England Said in 1972
In 1972, undergraduates at the Yale Daily News published The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, an entertaining but blatantly sexist description of...
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