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Opinion: The biggest losers—how Australians became the world's most enthusiastic gamblers
The story goes that the late billionaire Australian media magnate Kerry Packer once visited a Las Vegas casino, where a Texan ...
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‘The Regulars Are Coming Out!’ Inside The True Story Of Paul Revere’s Ride At The Dawn Of The American Revolution
Paul Revere embarked upon his famous midnight ride on April 18, 1775, dashing from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to ...
These Japanese prints may be famous, but look closer – they’ve been censored
The Tōkaidō was the most important route in 19th-century Japan. It connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo), the de facto capital ...
The tale of Paul Revere’s Ride remains very much worth telling — 250 years later
Like all legendary events, Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord have been encrusted with myth.
Riding Paul Revere’s Route 250 Years Later, Here’s What We Saw
We followed the route of Revere’s famous midnight ride. Along the way we spoke to many Americans who felt a sense of wonder ...
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Paul Revere Wasn’t the Only Midnight Rider Who Dashed Through the Darkness to Warn the Patriots That the British Were Coming
Revere, who was later immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem, was one of many riders who rode through the ...
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride at these Maine events
Lantern-hanging, a talk and readings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem 'Paul Revere's Ride' are scheduled as part of the ...
Celebrating 250th Anniversary of Patriots' Day—And Why It Still Matters
What happened in April 1775 in and near Boston is an important chapter of the story of why, how and by whom America was birthed.
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Letter: Famous Holocaust-era poem is chillingly relevant in U.S. today
detained under inhumane conditions and possibly deported to foreign prisons, with no due process. I can’t help but think of Martin Niemoller’s famous poem: First they came for the Communists ...
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The House of the Famous Poet
A soldier on the train ... she found out it was the house of a famous modern poet; then the house took on a fresh appearance. The author knew many of his poems by heart. Elsie invited some friends ...