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Arts & Literature February 26, 2015 February 26, 2015

Top 10 Revolutionary War Newspapers

by Carol Sue Humphrey

Historians have long praised newspapers for the role they played during the American Revolution, but they don’t always zero in on specific papers that…

Arts & Literature January 10, 2013 January 10, 2013

America’s Favorite Pastime 1774

by Todd Andrlik

One of America’s favorite pastimes in 1774 was the cruel bloodsport of bull-baiting, pitting an enraged bull against several tough dogs in a fight…

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