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World
Hilarity and tragedy: The Jewish holiday of Purim 5776/2016
March 23, 2016Purim festivities emphasize the historic struggle of a people for survival and pride, and this takeaway from the holiday can't be forgotten.
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U.S.
This week in women’s history: Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
March 22, 2016Pelosi is the first woman, the first Californian, and first Italian-American to lead a major party in Congress and to hold the Speakership.
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U.S.
Today in history: The Stamp Act repealed in 1766
March 18, 2016The Act was a taxation measure enacted to raise revenues for a standing British army in America.
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World
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, remembering Kevin Barry
March 17, 2016On St. Patrick's Day, devoted to honoring the Irish heritage, we pause to remember Kevin Gerard Barry.
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U.S.
AME Church founder Richard Allen honored on a new stamp
March 16, 2016He was an inspiring figure whose life and work helped shape American history.
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U.S.
This week in women’s history: First American woman dentist
March 15, 2016"People were amazed when they learned that a young girl had so far forgotten her womanhood as to want to study dentistry."
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U.S.
Mexico offers to build the border wall!
March 14, 2016As many present-day American citizens of Mexican and Indigenous ancestry like to say, "We didn't cross the border, the border crossed us."
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Labor
This week in women’s history: Militant furriers strike successfully in 1926
March 8, 2016Some 10,000 women workers in the needle trades, mostly Jewish and Italian, took to the New York City streets to demand higher wages.
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