All posts tagged "poem"
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12.7K2Arts and LeisureClement Moore, Hebrew Scholar and Reluctant Author of ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’
Clement Moore took far more pride in the Hebrew dictionary he wrote than in A Visit from St. Nicholas, which he also wrote....
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13.7K2MassachusettsThe Shot Heard Round the World: Concord vs. Lexington vs. … Menotomy?
There was a shot, and it was heard around the world, but who fired it and where? Debate over the shot heard...
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9.1KCrime and ScandalSkipper Ireson and his Wild, Curious Ride
In 1808, making a living from the sea was a dangerous business, and seafaring men like Marblehead’s Skipper Ireson were supposed to...
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28.1K8ConnecticutThe New England Dark Day, May 19, 1780
The New England Dark Day was the darkest day of the American Revolution – a day as dark as night, a day...
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