All posts tagged "government"
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2.5KConnecticutStephen Mather: Secret Breakdown at the Dawn of the National Park Service
Stephen Mather went to the wilderness to heal the brainsickness that plagued him throughout his life. Ironically, his work to save America’s...
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7.8KMassachusettsTop FDR Advisor Isador Lubin Accused of Pro-Soviet Views
When Isador Lubin walked out of the Federal Trade Commission building in Washington, D.C., on March 16, 1950, he must have been...
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7.5KConnecticutBridgeport Elects a Socialist Mayor Again and Again and Again
Bridgeport, Conn., elected a socialist mayor for 24 years. Jasper McLevy was beloved in the city despite his friendship with a notorious...
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24.1K1New HampshireHow the Londonderry Scots-Irish Saved New Hampshire from Massachusetts
The Londonderry Scots-Irish saved New Hampshire from a Massachusetts takeover by multiplying along the border and fighting the town across from it....
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15.2K1MassachusettsWhen Massachusetts Abolished the State Police
In 1875, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts abolished the state police department. It was only 10 years old, the first state police force...
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10.9KConnecticutSeven Fun Facts About New England Taxes
There isn’t much that’s fun about taxes, but we thought we’d try to find something. So we found seven fun — well,...
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