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Top FDR Advisor Isador Lubin Accused of Pro-Soviet Views: Sources
Here are the sources for the story, Top FDR Advisor Isador Lubin Accused of Pro-Soviet Views, by Francis Wyman. Sources I am...
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8.7KWheeler-Thoreau Shanty Discovery Acknowledged
The Wheeler-Thoreau Shanty site discovery by Jeff Craig has been welcomed by historians and Thoreau enthusiasts alike, for little was known about...
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5.7KHow John Singleton Copley Painted John Adams’ World
John Singleton Copley painted exquisite portraits of individual New Englanders before the American Revolution. Put his pre-revolutionary paintings together (or visit the...
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8.7KWhat the Insider’s Guide to 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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8.0K2Dutch Elm Disease, the Nightmare on Elm Street
When Dutch elm disease first appeared in southwestern Connecticut, horrified New Englanders responded immediately to save their beloved elms, state agriculture experts...
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5.5KJesse Pomeroy in 1874 Does the Unthinkable – Twice
In 1874, Jesse Pomeroy was sentenced to death for murdering at least two children. For the next 50 years America was fascinated...
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