Massachusetts
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2.0KThe 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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7.1KLincoln’s Bixby Letter, The Inspiration for Saving Private Ryan
In the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan, Gen. George Marshall reads a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to a Boston widow who...
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5.5KEight 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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4.0KHistory 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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2.8KHarry 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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