The “Boston Molassacre”
A “natural” disaster caused by molasses? It could and did happen in Boston in January 1919 when a molasses spill caused a true tragedy. Twenty-one people died, and 150 people […]
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A Few Facts About New Year’s
• Besides Auld Lang Syne, other popular songs for New Year’s are It was a Very Good Year (Frank Sinatra), Imagine by John Lennon, and What a Wonderful World made popular by Louis Armstrong.
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The Most Famous Song that No One Knows the Words To…
Given the season, you may already have guessed that “Auld Lang Syne” is the song to which I’m referring.
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A Holiday Tradition: Driving the Neighborhood to See Decorations
In the midst of all the holiday chaos, many Americans still set aside an evening to load the family into the car and drive around to see the neighborhood holiday decorations.
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Remember Store Holiday Windows or a Visit to Santa?
Do you remember being promised a special trip “downtown” to see the holiday windows? Before there were malls, there were family trips to downtown department stores, where the windows offered
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Layaway Plans Are Back
This year retailers are again offering “layaway plans” as a mechanism to stimulate sales.
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