All posts tagged "temperance"
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3.8K2Religion and Social MovementsStedman Hanks Warns of the Perils of the Black Valley Rail Road
Stedman Hanks had two passions in life: stopping the twin evils of liquor and slavery. He lived long enough to see one...
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13.0K1Religion and Social MovementsA Rhode Islander in England, 1828, Is Shocked By English Drinking Habits
America’s drinking habits were changing for the better as the new country passed its 50th anniversary, at least according to a Rhode...
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14.8K3Business and LaborThe Temperance Movement Meets Vermont Yankee Ingenuity
New England towns have always had an interesting relationship with alcohol and temperance movements. Moonshining, rum-running to Canada and dry and wet...
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5.3K5Arts and LeisureThe Biggest (But Not the Most Fun) July 4th Celebration in the U.S.
A U.S. president had to sneak a drink and a Supreme Court justice tried to get out of going to the annual...
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108.7K6Arts and LeisureJohn L. Sullivan, America’s First Superstar Athlete
“My name’s John L. Sullivan and I can lick any son-of-a-bitch alive!” If you heard those words shouted out in the 1880s,...
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15.9K15ConnecticutMoses Dunbar, The Other Connecticut Man Hanged in the Revolution
Moses Dunbar was hanged in Hartford, Conn., on March 19, 1777 – and his father, it is believed, offered the hemp for...
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