All posts tagged "laws"
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8.2K1Arts and Leisure1913, the Year of the Great Tango Controversy
In April 1913, 90-year-old Henry McHenry walked out of the Chelsea Old Soldiers Home, telling his friends he was going to town...
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7.8K4IrregularsDavid Walker, The Black Harriet Beecher Stowe
An African-American clothing store owner named David Walker wrote a 24-page pamphlet on Sept. 28, 1829 that may have done as much...
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15.4K4Crime and ScandalBoston Tong Wars Explode in 1907 Chinatown Massacre
As evening arrived in Boston on August 2, 1907, Chinatown merchants began closing their shops and laundries for the day. Breaking through...
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8.7K8ConnecticutNew England Slavery: Decent Burial for a Slave Named Fortune, 200 Years Late
More than 200 years after his death, a Waterbury, Conn., slave received a proper burial. His name is Fortune, and his journey...
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