All posts tagged "florida"
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8.3KConnecticutWhat They Say in New England About Summer: Epigrams and Folk Wisdom
The summer season inspires far fewer sayings in New England than spring, fall or winter, probably because it’s so short and so...
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1.9K7Business and LaborMaine’s Duchess of Dix Island and The Rise and Fall of The Great Granite Ring
The story of the Duchess of Dix Island begins with a bad investment. In 1839 Horace Beals became a partner in the...
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63.3K32ConnecticutU-Boat Attacks Of World War II: 6 Months of Secret Terror in the Atlantic
On Jan. 13, 1942, German U-boat attacks officially started against merchant ships along the Eastern Seaboard of North America. From then until...
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20.0K4MassachusettsThe Kennedy Family Christmas in the White House
In 1962, the Kennedy family Christmas in the White House was the best ever. It was also the last. 1st White House...
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17.0K23ConnecticutHow the Italian Immigrants Came to New England
Italian immigrants put their stamp on New England as indelibly as any Puritan. New England, in fact, is the most Italian region...
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7.2K9Crime and ScandalCharles Ponzi, The Financial Idiot Who Drove Boston Money Mad in 1920
Charles Ponzi in his office. Photo courtesy Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.Charles Ponzi sent Bostonians into such a frenzy over his...
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