All posts tagged "holiday"
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973Arts and LeisureCharles Ives’ New England Holidays, A Danbury Childhood Set to Music
Charles Ives never forgot the sights and sounds of the village cornet band marching to the cemetery in Danbury, Conn., on Decoration...
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2.9KBusiness and LaborFive Heroic Moms in New England History
With Mother’s Day soon upon us, it’s a good time for a reminder about heroic moms. For much of New England history,...
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6.4K2MassachusettsThe Shot Heard Round the World: Concord vs. Lexington vs. … Menotomy?
There was a shot, and it was heard around the world, but who fired it and where? Debate over the shot heard...
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5.8KConnecticutSeven Fun Facts About 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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6.5KArts and LeisureNorman Mailer Pans the Jackie Kennedy White House Tour
Three out of every four Americans watched the Jackie Kennedy White House tour on television on Feb. 14, 1962. During the broadcast,...
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4.4K1MassachusettsLouis Brandeis Celebrates Hanukkah in 1915
Louis Brandeis during Hanukkah in 1915 delivered a message to the Zionists of America that described the holiday as a celebration of...
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