All posts tagged "military"
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8.0K11Politics and Military12 New England Military Heroes, Sung and Unsung
New England has given countless military heroes to the United States of America over its history. Their heroism took many different forms....
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14.1K6Business and LaborMilton Bradley and Life’s Checkered Past
In 1860, Milton Bradley decided America needed a new game, and so he created a modern blend of the old-fashioned morality games...
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5.1K16MassachusettsCaleb Haskell Begins Arnold’s Expedition to Quebec
Revolutionary War soldier Caleb Haskell must have thought Arnold’s expedition to Quebec was a good idea. He signed up for it during...
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4.8K4Business and LaborConnecticut’s Charles Lewis Tiffany Starts a Small Gift Shop
Charles Lewis Tiffany, the founder of the world-famous Tiffany & Co., came by his trade as a young man in Connecticut. Born...
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11.1K7Politics and MilitaryCatherine Greene, Not Your Ordinary General’s Wife
Catherine Greene was the devoted wife of Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene, the mother of five children and – possibly – the...
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11.4K15Business and LaborThe Glory Days of Springfield’s Indian Motocycle
For nearly two decades the Indian Motocycle made Springfield, Mass., the center of the global motorcycle business. From 1902, when the first...
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