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Israel and the Puritans: A dangerous historical romance
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe first landing of the Pilgrims, 1620. Getty Images/Bettmann "Humankind cannot bear very much...
Where do Christmas traditions come from? Germans, mostly.
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Most Americans observed Christmas – their modern descendants’ most lavish and commercialized...
It Didn’t Start with the Jones Act
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA tanker carrying LNG arrives at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille. (Photo by Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images) As...
From oysters to pizza, tacos to junk food towers, Boston's new restaurants offer delights
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCall it a post pandemic boom, but despite tedious delays due to those pesky supply line problems,...
A war on Christmas? Celebrations were once banned by pilgrims
WOOD via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDid you know there was a time when celebrating Christmas was actually illegal stateside? It’s true....
The Pro-Russia Conspiracy Theory That Almost Convinced New Englanders to Secede
Time via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPortrait of Emperor Alexander I (1777-1825). Private Collection. Credit - Getty Images GOP...
'Political arm' of neo-Nazis: Flag wavers in Portsmouth try to normalize white supremacy
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPORTSMOUTH — A newly active neo-Nazi group held a demonstration last weekend in downtown Portsmouth....
‘American Bloods’ Review: All in the Family
The Wall Street Journal· 3 weeks agoHow the Blood clan wove itself first into the settling of New England and later into the founding of a new nation—and into the conflicts that followed.
Fact Check | What happened when Pilgrims met Native Americans?
Revolt via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNative American Girls Gather At Plymouth For Day Of Mourning in counterpoint to Pilgrims'...
How Thanksgiving Works
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPrepare to eat a lot of delicious food on Thanksgiving Day. bhofack2/iStock/Thinkstock Have you ever wondered why Americans gather around the table each...