All posts tagged "coffee"
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3.4KRhode IslandSea Captains Carousing in Surinam
What happened in Surinam during the 18th century stayed in Surinam, until a painting called Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam surfaced in...
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8.3K1Business and LaborBefore Dunkin’, New England Had the Waldorf Lunch System
Before New England gave the world Howard Johnson’s, Dunkin Donuts, McDonald’s and Subway, it invented the Waldorf Lunch. The Waldorf Lunch System...
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5.7K7Business and LaborAndrew Dexter Builds Boston’s First Skyscraper, Causes First Banking Collapse
In 1807, Andrew Dexter began building the tallest building in America, a temple of finance that soared an unheard-of seven stories —...
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34.4K10ConnecticutThe Female Food Riots of the American Revolution
Between 1776 and 1779, food shortages caused more than 30 food riots in the American colonies. Angry men and women accosted merchants...
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