All posts tagged "Jewish-American history"
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30.6K12ConnecticutThe 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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9.2KArts and LeisureAdrian, The Hatmaker’s Son Who Dressed America
Adrian is known as the man who designed the most famous shoes on the planet, but he also deserves credit for padding...
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7.3KArts and LeisureMalden Boy Gets Longest Television Laugh Ever
Ed Ames was best known for playing Mingo on the Daniel Boone television series in the 1960s, but he was a Malden...
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19.1K4ConnecticutThe Story of How Hebrew Almost Became the Official U.S. Language
Just after the American Revolution, an English essayist named William Gifford reported that some Americans planned to substitute Hebrew as the official language...
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75.3K24Arts and LeisureHow Portuguese Immigrants Came to New England
In 1915, four Madeiran men organized a feast at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in New Bedford, Mass. They did it...
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4.2K4Arts and LeisureHow Red Auerbach Turned Boston Into a Basketball Town
Red Auerbach, the architect of the Boston Celtics dynasty, once said “There’s no substitution for winning. None. Never forget that.” The cigar-chomping...
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