All posts tagged "commerce"
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27.1K13Business and LaborThe Legend of Faneuil Hall’s Golden Grasshopper Weathervane
The truth is more interesting than the legend about the golden grasshopper perched above Faneuil Hall since 1742. The real story links...
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4.9K9Flashback PhotosFlashback Photo: Old Ironsides Rescued From the Scrap Heap
The U.S. Navy considered the legendary Navy frigate Old Ironsides a big piece of junk in 1833, until a young Harvard student...
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20.8K15Business and LaborThe Boatload of Ginseng That Launched the China Trade
The Empress of China launched the China trade on Feb. 22, 1784, when she sailed out of New York Harbor loaded with...
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8.9K22New HampshireJohn Wingate Weeks, the Improbable Savior of the White Mountain Forests
If you had to guess who saved the White Mountain forests from destruction, you probably wouldn’t come up with a politically ambitious...
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8.7K7MassachusettsPaul Revere, America’s First Forensic Dentist
Paul Revere was an ardent patriot and a skilled artisan who turned to dentistry when times were lean. That was fortunate for...
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17.5K12Business and LaborBabson’s Boulders: A Millionaire’s Odd Dogtown Legacy
Eccentric millionaire Roger Babson had an unusual hobby that mortified his family: During the Great Depression, he hired unemployed stonecutters to carve...
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