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Stories of Resistance: The Saint Patrick’s Battalion
On St. Patrick’s Day, Mexicans celebrate in honor of the Irish battalion that defended their country against the invading ...
Why the color of St. Patrick’s Day changed from blue to green
St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color ...
How St. Patrick’s Day celebrations originally featured the color blue
With nationalism ascendant and Catholics outnumbering Protestants, green was widely embraced, particularly since it had been ...
Passaic County's Revolutionary War, industrial, baseball history to be focus of TV shows
Passaic County's history will be the focus of two episodes of 'Travels with Darley' to air March 22 and March 29.
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From medicine to munchies: The surprising history behind your favourite drinks and snacks
Tonic water didn’t stay in the medicine box for long. The first commercial tonic water was produced and patented in 1858 by ...
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How the color of St. Patrick’s Day went from blue to green
He wasn’t Irish; rather he was born in Wales, the son of a Roman-British official ... she used blue as the background for the Irish Citizen Army’s flag. In 1934, Irish politician W.T. Cosgrave ...
Deaf women fought for the right to vote
Despite harsh, discriminatory conditions, low pay and lack of appreciation, deaf women have fought with brilliance and ...
See inside Secrets of Dress at York Castle Museum with designs from Droopy & Browns and Vivien Smith
York’s fashion designers, makers and wearers are celebrated in a new exhibition at York Castle Museum. Yorkshire Post Fashion ...
Rot: A History of the Irish Famine by Padraic X Scanlan - Interesting and new takes, and much to debate
Exploring the socio-economic, political and ideological systems that made the Irish poor vulnerable to disaster ...