All posts tagged "conservation"
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35.5K6New HampshireA German POW Escapes the WWII Prison Camp in Stark, N.H.
German POW Franz Bacher escaped the World War II prison camp in Northern New Hampshire on Aug. 1, 1944, eluding a manhunt...
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18.0K5Arts and LeisureTo Discover the Real Bambi, Walt Disney Goes to Maine
When Walt Disney told his artists to model Bambi on a California mule deer, Jake Day insisted the real Bambi had to...
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7.6K7MassachusettsHow Henry David Thoreau Studied Climate Change (Without Realizing It)
Henry David Thoreau studied climate change unintentionally when he recorded in his journal the exact dates that plants, shrubs and trees blossomed...
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16.2K3Arts and LeisureThe Early Days of New England Skiing
When members of the Appalachian Mountain Club began hacking ski trails in New Hampshire over Barrett and Temple Mountains in 1927, New...
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8.4K6Politics and MilitaryDaylight Saving Time – The Massachusetts Mayor Who Brought it to Light
Daylight Saving Time probably began with the cavemen. And the controversy over daylight saving time probably started soon thereafter. Throughout history, cultures...
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39.4K35Rhode IslandThe Great 1938 Hurricane, A Once-In-A-Lifetime Storm
The Great 1938 Hurricane took almost everyone by surprise. Sept. 21, 1938, was supposed to be a breezy fall day in New...
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