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Jacataqua, the story goes, fell in love with Aaron Burr when she first laid eyes on him in 1775. She was the...
George Washington possessed a unique set of qualities that inspired the people of 13 British colonies to create a new country. He...
In Connecticut they called it ‘Storm Larry.’ But to anyone old enough to remember, the words ‘1978 blizzard’ conjure up some very...
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