All posts tagged "protest"
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9.6K9Flashback PhotosFranklin Roosevelt Celebrates Franksgiving, er, Thanksgiving
On Aug. 14, 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt invented a new holiday: Franksgiving. He did it by declaring Thanksgiving would be celebrated on the...
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7.0K2VermontGeorge Seldes, The Last Great Muckraker, Never Tired of Protesting Even at 104
When George Seldes died in 1995 at the age of 104, a delegation of investigative journalists journeyed to his home in Hartland...
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5.4KFlashback PhotosFlashback Photo: 10 Suffragists Arrested in Front of the White House, Aug. 28, 1917
Ten suffragists were arrested for picketing in front of the White House for the right to vote on Aug. 28, 1917. It...
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35.0K25MassachusettsIn 1765, Rebels Sacked the Boston Mansion of Thomas Hutchinson
Thomas Hutchinson, the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, had one of the finest homes in Boston – until August 26, 1765. On that...
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10.9K11MassachusettsThe ‘Loyal Nine’ Christen the Boston Liberty Tree
Andrew Oliver discovered on August 14, 1765 that he had made a terrible career move – a decision that ultimately gave birth...
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17.4K11MassachusettsThe Boston Slave Riot of 1854
The Boston slave riot of 1854 was a contest for the soul of Boston in which slavery supporters won the battle but...
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