All posts tagged "world war ii"
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4.4KBusiness and LaborCamp Edwards, Cape Cod’s World War II City
One year before Pearl Harbor, many Americans thought the United States would never enter World War II. They might have thought otherwise...
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7.0KConnecticutJackie and Rachel Robinson, A Love Story
On Feb. 10, 1945, Jackie and Rachel Robinson got married in a big church wedding in Los Angeles. Two weeks later they...
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10.3KMassachusettsThe Ashton Valve Company Saves Lives
The Ashton Valve company was born out of Henry G. Ashton’s desire to make boiler rooms a safer working environment. In its...
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6.4KBusiness and LaborThe Fuller Brush Man Gets His Foot in the Door
The Fuller Brush Man for decades roved American cities and towns with a smile, a sample case and a good pair of...
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6.1KArts and LeisureLois Long, the Flapper Who Roared With the 20s
Lois Long chronicled the escapades of a flapper let loose in New York’s speakeasies and clubs during the infancy of the New...
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7.1KConnecticutJohn Hersey Tells the Truth About Hiroshima
After the Aug. 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, the U.S. government censored the truth about the terrible carnage the atomic explosion wrought....
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