All posts tagged "James Otis"
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4.7K4Business and LaborNew England Coffee Houses: From Fad to Revolution to Fraud
Coffee probably first arrived in New England in 1614 when John Smith sailed up the coast on an exploratory voyage. New England...
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13.3KMassachusettsBoston’s John Allen: The Uncool Revolutionary
John Allen was one of the first American churchmen to declare that King George III was so badly managing colonial affairs that...
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11.5K5Politics and MilitaryIda May Fuller Gets the First Social Security Check
Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vt., received the first Social Security check on Jan. 31, 1940. The check was numbered 00-00-0001, the...
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