All posts tagged "weather"
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2.1KArts and LeisureRosalind Russell Narrowly Escapes Waterbury
Rosalind Russell’s long career as a soignee actress with a flair for comedy almost came to an end in 1955, when she...
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11.1K5Rhode IslandHow the Quahog Became a Rhode Island Icon
If you know anything about Rhode Island, you know the quahog is sacred and peculiar to America’s smallest and wateriest state. But...
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8.3KPolitics and MilitaryChopmist Hill, Rhode Island’s Secret Listening Post in WWII
Just before Pearl Harbor, Chopmist Hill in Scituate, R.I., was the center of the world. That’s what the Federal Communications Commission discovered...
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10.7KConnecticutThe Wallingford Tornado of 1878 Unleashes Terror on an Unsuspecting Town
The Wallingford Tornado of 1878 ranks as one of the worst natural disasters to ever strike Connecticut. It caused so much damage...
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4.7KMassachusettsFrank Grant Fights Baseball’s Color Line 50 Years Before Jackie Robinson
After Frank Grant lost his battle to play on integrated baseball teams, almost 50 years would go by before Jackie Robinson reintegrated...
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7.3K2MassachusettsWhen Massachusetts Was a Paradise for Tramps
So many tramps rode the rails into Massachusetts after the Civil War that in 1899 a group of charity administrators published a...
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