Science and Nature
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2.9KThe Sparrow Hawk: When Indians and Pilgrims Rescued America’s First Shipwreck Victims
In 1863, a storm uncovered the bones of a called the Sparrow Hawk sunk off Cape Cod in 1626. William Bradford, governor...
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1.6KThe Jurassic Armored Mud Balls of the Connecticut River Valley
Among the oldest sources of local pride in the Connecticut River Valley are the rare and rarely seen Jurassic Armored Mud Balls....
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2.8KFletcher, Vermont: The Town That Escaped the 1918 Pandemic (This One, Too)
The 1918-20 influenza pandemic reached deep into every neighborhood in every town and city in the United States – well, almost. It...
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6.1KCaptain Cook’s Endeavour, World-Famous Ship, Scuttled in Newport Harbor and Forgotten
On Feb. 3, 2022, Americans probably wondered why an argument broke out between Australian and American maritime experts over the possible discovery...
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7.4KA.C. Gilbert, The Man Who Saved Christmas (and Invented the Erector Set)
In 1918, America was at war. The country needed to devote all of its industrial might to victory in Europe. A war...
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