U.S. History
6 Things You Didn’t Know About the Kennedys
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In American politics, there are few families who have had as big an impact on the nation’s history as the Kennedys. The family’s roots can be traced back to two Irish Catholic immigrant families, the Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, who came to the U.S. beginning in the 1840s to escape the potato famine in Ireland. In 1914, Joseph P. Kennedy, the son of a wealthy Boston businessman, married Rose Fitzgerald, the daughter of an equally prominent Boston family. The couple went on to have nine children: Joseph Jr., John (“Jack”), Rose Marie, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia, ...Read More
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U.S. HistoryArticle0What Ever Happened to the Milkman?
Grocery deliveries may be a modern convenience, but the service hearkens back to a bygone era when clinking glass bottles signaled the arrival of the milkman. The milkman (or milkwoman,…
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U.S. HistoryArticle49The Year 1969, in 5 Facts
Back in 1969, the global population was a comfortable 3.6 billion — a long way from today’s 8.1 billion. In the United States, 202 million people (versus some 341 million…
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U.S. HistoryArticle37What Did a House Cost During the Baby Boom?
The baby boom was a global increase in the number of births in the years following the end of World War II. In the United States, the time frame is…
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U.S. HistoryFact9The Statue of Liberty was originally brown.
The Statue of Liberty originated as a sign of friendship between longtime allies France and the United States, and has become one of the most recognizable monuments in the world.…
