How St. Patrick’s Day fueled the American Revolution in Boston in 1776
You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another ...
History's Headlines: A Brit takes a bride
At the end of the American Revolution there were several clauses in the treaty of peace between the mother country and her ...
The Economist1d
An ex-head of the FTC and his co-author lament the politicisation of antitrust enforcement
Undermining regulatory independence in America and Britain will deter investment, write William Kovacic and John Vickers ...
Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
The country’s two political parties – the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans – were increasingly hostile to one another, and the young nation was sinking deeper into a foreign policy crisis ...
A guide to Boston’s Irish Heritage Trail
A guide to Boston's Irish Heritage Trail and a look at the five new stops being added along the 2.8-mile trail this summer.
Fairfax County Times6d
AI joins George Mason University’s Cherry Blossom prediction competition
Washington, D.C. cherry blossoms captivate visitors every spring with breathtaking blooms, but predicting exactly when they ...
New paper analyzes the many names of Mount Rainier
The Puyallup Tribe contracted with a linguist to analyze the many names the mountain has been called in hopes of being able to restore its original name.
The Nation on MSN2d
The Making of a Cold War Spy
The life and work of Frank Wisner, one of the CIA’s founding officers, offers us a portrait of American intelligence’s ...
Death notices and funeral announcements in The Newcastle Chronicle last week
(Née Evans) (Birtley) Passed away in hospital on February 19th aged 72 years. Judith will be sadly missed by all her family ...
George Washington, a real estate investor and successful entrepreneur, knew the difference between running a business and running the government
The first president realized that working with Congress – not alone or against it – was the best way to actually create an ...
The BMJ6d
Physician associates want their profession to have appropriate regulation and oversight
PAs want robust research evaluating their practice, but adequate funding is needed, write Tamara S Ritsema and Amy Donaldson-Perrott Over the past year, a firestorm of debate has been swirling around ...