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A painting of Boston harbor, where women in dresses stand on a hill, watching ships

Invisible Cities, Continued

The 19th century recovery of John Winthrop's sermon, "A City on a Hill."

via BackStory on January 22, 2016

Mother’s Day or Mothers’ Day

The origins of the Hallmark holiday are rooted in a much greater cause.

by Heather Cox Richardson via We're History on May 7, 2015

Is Corned Beef Really Irish?

The rise and fall and rise of the traditional St. Patrick's Day meal.

by Shaylyn Esposito via Smithsonian on March 15, 2013

May Day's Radical History

The date of Occupy's strike has ties to the eight-hour day movement, immigrant workers and American anarchism.

by Jacob Remes via Salon on April 30, 2012

Pilgrim Thanksgiving

Which Thanksgiving?

The forgotten history of Thanksgiving.

by Karl Jacoby via Los Angeles Times on November 26, 2008

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