All posts tagged "Brown University"
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2.5K1New HampshireSeven Fun Facts About John Hay, Winner of All of Life’s Great Prizes
The name “John Hay” pops up frequently in American history, especially during the second half of the 19th century. John Hay was...
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8.6K1Arts and LeisureRhode Island’s Plymouth Rock—Well, Almost
Rhode Island’s Plymouth Rock never quite achieved the fame of its counterpart in Massachusetts. But it wasn’t for want of trying. According...
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7.1K1MassachusettsHow Armenians Came to America, and What They’ll Never Forget
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most Armenians immigrated to New England for one horrific reason: genocide. Long a persecuted...
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15.8K5Business and LaborSix Historic Barns
Thousands of the historic barns of New England have survived severe weather, westward migration, suburban sprawl and competition from corporate agribusiness. Often...
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8.4K1Arts and LeisureSix Historic College Pranks and Where They Were Played
College pranks have been part of the college experience since at least the 13th century, when Oxford students sent a prostitute to...
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6.7K2Rhode IslandHow Percy Marks Got Fired from Brown for Exposing the Depravities of the Ivy League
In 1924, an obscure Brown University English instructor named Percy Marks rocketed to fame with his first novel, The Plastic Age, an...
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