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Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Caryn

The Brooklyn Bridge to 14 years to construct over the East River in New York, but in 1883, it was finished, thereby connecting the great cities of New York and Brooklyn for the first time in history. Prior to that … Continue reading →

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Boston Bicycle Club

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Caryn

While I’m not a bicycle fan, I know that a lot of people really love to go cycling. In the United States, the recreational bicycling fad began on February 11, 1878, when the Boston Bicycle Club became the first organization … Continue reading →

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Pennsy

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Caryn

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR), known as the “Pennsy,” was a premier American Class I railroad founded in 1846 with its headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Continue reading →

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The House That Babe Ruth Built

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Caryn

My dad, Al Spencer, and my niece, Liz Masterson, as well as other of my family members New York Yankees baseball team. Of course, lots of us know about the famous, Babe Ruth and his historic baseball abilities…specifically his famous records, Continue reading →

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Left Behind To Carry On

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Caryn

When I look back on the events of September 11, 2001, I find it really hard to believe that it has been 23 years already. So many lives lost…moms and dads, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. The children born right after losing a Continue reading →

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1919 Anarchist Bombings

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Caryn

In late April 1919, anarchists, a group of people who believe that “society should have no government, laws, police, or any other authority. Most anarchists in the US advocate change through non-violent, non-criminal means. Continue reading →

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Sandy Hook Lighthouse

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Caryn

A lighthouse is by definition, a tall building set on the coast with a light in its tower to warn ships of the presence of dangerous rocks or shores. I have long loved lighthouses…their history, the ships they protected, and the place you find them. Continue reading →

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The Great Indian Warpath

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Caryn

Knowing that a Native American trail called The Great Indian Warpath, also known as the Great Indian War and Trading Path, or the Seneca Trail, ran through the Great Appalachian Valley and the Appalachian Mountains, makes me wonder how many other major trails started out as or connect to smaller trails Continue reading →

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Eiffel Tower Scam

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Caryn

You’ve heard of con artists selling things like the London Bridge or some ocean front property in Arizona. Well, Victor Lustig was one of the best con artists ever. Lustig was born in Hostinné, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary on January 4, 1890. He was a smart young man, who learned new things easily, Continue reading →

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Over The Falls

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Caryn

People have always been risk takers…always looking for that next thrill. Many people think that the biggest risk takers are the guys, but that is not always the case. On October 24, 1901, as a birthday gift to herself on her 63rd birthday, Anna “Annie” Edson Taylor, an American schoolteacher who, Continue reading →

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