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7.5K6The Colt Revolver Misfired Before it Became Legend
Samuel Colt applied for his first patent for the Colt revolver on Oct. 29, 1836, and by the end of 1837 he...
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25.6K10Jackie Robinson Buys A Home in Connecticut
Integrating Major League baseball was just one of the challenges facing Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers’ great second baseman. Buying a house...
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn upset some readers because they found it vulgar. But what they read was nothing compared to a vulgar...
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73.0K13How the New England State Names Came to Be
New England state names came from a variety of sources. The English, French, Italians and Native Americans all had a hand in...
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13.6K9Opera Star Eileen Farrell Meets A Nice Irish Cop
Eileen Farrell spent five years starring on the Metropolitan Opera stage, but she was too salt-of-the earth to put up with the...
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10.8K3Amelia Earhart, Reluctant Bride
Amelia Earhart handed an extraordinary letter to the man she was about to marry just hours before their wedding in Noank, Conn. “You...
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