Cherry Trees Brought to D.C. By Helen Taft
The cherry blossom trees that bloom so beautifully along the Potomac in Washington, D.C. are a huge and very deserving tourist attraction each spring. The story of these trees is …
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Garrett A. Morgan: Successful Inventor of Safety Hood/Traffic Signal
Garrett A. Morgan was a prolific inventor who should be remembered for the safety devices he created. Both the safety hood (forerunner of a gas mask) he patented and the …
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Louisa May Alcott’s Home: Orchard House
Little Women is destined to be one of the big holiday movies of 2019, entertaining audiences with the warmth and love of the four March sisters and their beloved Marmee. …
Ida Rosenthal: Pioneered Bra Industry with Maidenform
Ida Rosenthal emigrated from Russia in the early 1900s and supported her family as a dressmaker. As she responded to the marketplace, she and a partner soon crafted dresses with …
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Collie Travels 2500 Miles to Return to Oregon Home
In the 1920s, a collie mix was separated from his family in Wolcott, Indiana, where the family vacationed the summer of 1923. Frank and Elizabeth Brazier and their two daughters, …
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