All posts tagged "printing"
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9.5K1New England PlacesThe Oldest Bank in Each New England State
The oldest bank in a state isn’t necessarily the first one chartered. Banks have had their difficulties over the years and many...
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14.1K4Arts and LeisureThe Gravesites of Six Revolutionary Heroines
The gravesites of such revolutionary heroes as Paul Revere and John Adams are well known and well marked, but where are the...
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21.0K4ConnecticutSix New England Presidential Visits and the Stories Behind Them
New England is full of sites that hosted past presidential visits as the country’s leaders came north in search of votes, campaign...
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12.9KArts and LeisureA Christmas First for New England? Each State Can Claim One.
New England is as unlikely a place as there is to celebrate a Christmas first. After all, Puritans in Massachusetts and Connecticut...
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13.5K4Business and LaborLouis Prang Invents the American Christmas Card in Boston
Boston became the birthplace of the American Christmas card when Louis Prang, a failed German revolutionary arrived on its shores. Louis Prang was...
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8.6K7MassachusettsIn 1685 Massachusetts Legalized Christmas to Samuel Sewall’s Dismay
In 1685, a tolerant wind blew briefly through England when James II ascended to the throne. He ordered greater freedom for Roman...
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13.0K3Business and LaborThomas Davenport Makes the First Electric Car in America in 1834
Today’s makers of electric cars should tip their hats to Thomas Davenport of Forest Dale in Central Vermont, who made the first...
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4.2K11ConnecticutAl Marder, The Oldest Living Communist Victim of the Red Scare
Al Marder at 94 years old is a World War II veteran, president of the Amistad Committee, chairman of Connecticut’s Freedom Trail...
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6.4K8bostonThe Almanac, Indispensable Day Planner for the Busy Colonist
When John Winthrop set foot on the shores of Salem in 1630, he carried with him an out-of-date almanac that belonged to...
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6.1K3bostonSeven Things You Didn’t Know (But Want To) About the Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party is one of the most misunderstood signature events of the American Revolution. For starters, it wasn’t about high...
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