All posts tagged "Philadelphia"
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9.0K12Arts and LeisureWhy Gilbert Stuart Never Finished His Portrait of Washington
Early American painter Gilbert Stuart never finished his most famous work, the portrait of George Washington featured on the dollar bill for...
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29.0K19Arts and LeisureArlo Guthrie Gets Arrested for Littering
A Thanksgiving dinner clean-up in 1965 launched Arlo Guthrie on a folksinging career, created an anti-war anthem and transformed an old church...
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11.1K9Politics and MilitaryNewport Stamp Act Riot, Following the Pattern, Sends Loyalists Packing
Prominent Rhode Island politician Martin Howard might have thought twice about publicly supporting the Stamp Act of 1765. It was the British government’s...
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