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1947 – America Seventy Five Years Ago

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1947 was one of the most exciting years in American history! Baseball's color barrier was broken when Jackie Robinson came to bat for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Even if you're not a baseball fan, you need to recognize this is the … Continue reading

1947 – America Seventy Five Years Ago (PM)

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1947 was one of the most exciting years in American history! Baseball's color barrier was broken when Jackie Robinson came to bat for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Even if you're not a baseball fan, you need to recognize this is the … Continue reading

1947 – Time Capsule of America 75 Years Ago

Suffern Free Library 210 Lafayette Ave, Suffern, NY, United States

Today, our time capsule lands 75 years ago in the tumultuous and traumatic year of 1947.  Jackie Robinson integrated baseball and opened the door to the civil rights movement. The United Nations agreed to the framework that would become Israel … Continue reading

Al Capone – Master Of The Mob

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Organized crime came in with a bang - literally - with the rise of prohibition. And no city was more under the control of the mob than Chicago. This exciting look at the rise of the Chicago mob in the … Continue reading

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Al Capone – Master Of The Mob

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Organized crime came in with a bang - literally - with the rise of prohibition. And no city was more under the control of the mob than Chicago. This exciting look at the rise of the Chicago outfit in the … Continue reading

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1925: Life in America 100 Years Ago

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Step back to 1925, the heart of the Roaring Twenties, when jazz ruled the airwaves, flappers danced the Charleston, and speakeasies thrived under Prohibition. This was a year of cultural transformation, as F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby, revealing … Continue reading

1925: Life in America 100 Years Ago

North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

Step back to 1925, the heart of the Roaring Twenties, when jazz ruled the airwaves, flappers danced the Charleston, and speakeasies thrived under Prohibition. This was a year of cultural transformation, as F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby, revealing … Continue reading