All posts tagged "Italian-American history"
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1.9K1Crime and ScandalA Fake Priest Gets a New England Mob Boss Out of Prison
Ray Patriarca ruled as the New England mob boss for 25 years from his Coin-O-Matic “vending business” on Atwell’s Avenue in Providence....
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35.9KBusiness and LaborThe Working Man’s Friend Who Busted the Hartford Newsies Strike
The New York-based strike, immortalized in the Disney film Newsies, succeeded in 1899. The Hartford newsies strike 10 years later did not...
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39.8K9Arts 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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20.9K3Arts and LeisureIt’s St. Joseph’s Day, Eat Your Zeppole
Forget the corned beef and cabbage, break out the zeppole! March 19 is St. Joseph’s Day, time to trade in the green...
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8.9K1ConnecticutSix Historic Places Connected to Illicit Love Affairs
Illicit love affairs are as much a part of history as are war and elections, and the New England Historical Society doesn’t...
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86.3K56ConnecticutThe Secret History of New England’s Sundown Towns
“Whites Only Within City Limits After Dark” reads the faded road sign, an artifact on display at the Tubman African American Museum...
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