All posts tagged "Cranston RI"
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3.3KBusiness and LaborHow the Irish Immigrants Came to New England
In 1718, five ships from Ulster arrived in Boston Harbor. Their passengers, Scots-Irish immigrants, came at the invitation of the Puritan leaders...
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6.0KArts and LeisureThe Story of Love Story: How Erich Segal Won Fame and Lost a Career
Before he wrote Love Story in 1968, Professor Erich Segal was a star on Yale’s campus. Not because he taught ancient Greek...
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5.7KConnecticutThe Brahmin Rough Riders of New England
Some people believe that the Rough Riders were almost all cowboys from out West. After all, it had earned the nickname “The...
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7.2KBusiness and LaborHow Narragansett Beer Survived Prohibition (But Still Couldn’t Escape the Government)
Narragansett beer survived Prohibition, but it couldn’t escape the government. Not because government agents tried to shut down the brewery during Prohibition,...
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43.6K9Arts and LeisureHow To Talk Rhode Island
To talk Rhode Island requires more than a passing knowledge of the expression ‘No school Fosta Glosta’ or the difference between a...
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24.6K2Arts and LeisureYogi Berra Hits His Way Through New England (Sometimes Under an Assumed Name)
Yogi Berra might never have starred for the New York Yankees had he not talked his way onto the Navy team based...
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