All posts tagged "Providence RI."
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2.6K1New HampshireSeven Fun Facts About John Hay, Winner of All of Life’s Great Prizes
The name “John Hay” pops up frequently in American history, especially during the second half of the 19th century. John Hay was...
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55.0K8Arts and LeisureItalian Thanksgiving, or How One Ethnic Group Resisted Americanization
The Italian Thanksgiving in New England was and still is a piece de resistance – a masterpiece of Italian and American cooking....
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10.0K1Business and LaborJames Edgar Invents the Department Store Santa on a Whim in 1890
The world’s first known department store Santa Claus owned his own store and paid his employees good wages. He gave them shares...
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23.8K4Crime and ScandalMaurice Lerner, the Brookline Mobster Hired To Kill Fidel Castro
Maurice Lerner grew up in Brookline, Mass., and as a young man he was astute, polite and athletic. His athletic prowess landed...
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14.1K4Business and LaborPasta la Vista – F.P. Ventrone Sparks the Providence Macaroni Riots
The summer of 1914 was a flash-point for the Italian immigrant families living in Providence, R.I. Squeezed on one side by an...
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12.1K4Politics and MilitaryRoger Williams Pardoned in Massachusetts but Doesn’t Return
In 1936 Rhode Island was planning to celebrate its Tercentenary. It seemed only fitting that the state should get its founder out...
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