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Jun 18, 2025
Napoleon Bonaparte’s fall from grace was complete. On Oct. 15, 1815, after nearly ten weeks at sea on the HMS Northumberland, the former French emperor arrived as a political pri
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Jun 11, 2025
During WWII, Yale professor Deane Keller protected and recovered priceless European artwork from the Nazis.
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Apr 18, 2025
It was a Good Friday that shocked America.
One hundred and sixty years ago, on April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by actor and Confederate sympathizer...
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Connecticut has had a leading role in America’s constitutional history.
It may have had the first written constitution, hence its nickname, “The...
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Feb 12, 2025
On Feb. 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln rose to speak before a crowd of 1,500 — who trekked through the snow — at The Cooper Union, a newly established center for […]
Mar 14, 2025Connecticut has had a leading role in America’s constitutional history. It may have had the first written constitution, hence its nickname, “The...
Feb 12, 2025On Feb. 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln rose to speak before a crowd of 1,500 — who trekked through the snow — at The Cooper Union, a newly established center for […]