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New England candy ruled the American confectionery industry from colonial times right through the mid 1900s. Many candy makers made their sugary...
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49.7K24Child Labor Exposed: The Legacy of Photographer Lewis Hine
A camera made an improbable weapon against the growing evil of child labor in the early 20th century. Then, children as young...
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13.2K4Levi Brisson: R.I. Father of the Year, and the Year After That, and …
There are many reasons to take note of the history of Foster, R.I. Home to one U.S. senator, Theodore Foster, and birthplace...
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21.1K9Murder on the Titanic: Rhode Island Survivor Never Forgot
The chance to board the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic was too great a thrill to pass up for the adventurous...
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2.1KNew Englanders Who Made it to the 1963 March on Washington
Fifty years ago when the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom electrified the nation, buses came from everywhere, filled with people...
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3.7KBattle flags, U-Boats and Small Town Scandal in Today’s History Highlights – 8.12.2013
While U.S. home soil was largely well-behind the frontlines of any action in World War II, the same cannot be said for...
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6.2K1Newport Pirate Charles Gibbs: 10 Stories We Never Knew
Newport pirate Charles Gibbs, hanged in 1831 in New York, was undoubtedly a nasty piece of work. As some historians pointed out,...
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2.5KCats Purr-suit of Justice Fails in Rhode Island
Property rights were shredded by a Rhode Island probate court in June of 1950 when it helped evict three lawful tenants of...
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10.9K13Black Kings and Governors of New England
From about 1750 to 1850, New England had at least 31 elected black kings and governors. They were elected on 'Negroes Hallowday'...
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17.3K33Classic Movies Shot in New England, 13 Award-Winners
Hundreds of filmmakers have come to New England since the turn of the last century and some have shot classic movies here....
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