All posts tagged "Nashua NH"
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4.1KReligion and Social MovementsThe Sentinelle Affair: Keeping The French in Franco American
In 1919, the Federation of Canadian Catholic Churches in America decided to tackle the need for better schools. Catholic parish schools adequately...
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7.3KConnecticutThe Brahmin Rough Riders of New England
Some people believe that the Rough Riders were almost all cowboys from out West. After all, it had earned the nickname “The...
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16.2K2Business and LaborRussian Dressing Invented in … New Hampshire?
The news media delved deep (well, deepish) into the history of Russian dressing in 2017 after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer...
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11.0K4Crime and ScandalFortunate Son: The Madness of John Stark
For nearly 200 years, from the beginnings of the nation, the Stark name, beginning with John Stark, was the gold standard of...
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14.8K7Connecticut6 New Deal Projects Still in Use
The New Deal put tens of millions of people to work and changed the landscape in every New England city and town....
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6.7KbostonHugh Manity, Depression-Era Love Cult Leader, Caught in the Garish Grip of the Law
Boston’s own love-cult leader, Dr. Hugh Manity, gave New England’s newspapers plenty of fun in 1933 when he was arrested in his...
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