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Boston, New York, Texas: The Origins of These and Other Great American Accents

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What does Boston have against the letter R? Why do Minnesotans sometimes drag out the 'O' sound? And what about the Noo Yawk accent?

1961 Baseball Season

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The 1961 baseball season featured the Yankees winning the World Series and racking up record home runs. Learn more about the 1961 baseball season.

Typhoid Mary Was the Original Super Spreader

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Mary Mallon was an Irish immigrant working as a cook in New York. She was a carrier of typhoid fever, but was she really a ruthless murderer?

What Was So Lucky About Mafia Boss Charles 'Lucky' Luciano?

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The gangster most known for facilitating the creation of the modern American Mafia, he was the head of organized crime in New York City in the 1930s.

How the Bioscleave House Works

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The Bioscleave House, is a home constructed in New York that will have its residents living forever. See what the Bioscleave House looks like.

5 Facts About Kathy Hochul, NY's First Female Governor

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History has been made as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo steps aside and Kathy Hochul becomes the state's first female governor.

5 Dazzling Facts About the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City may be an iconic symbol of the holidays, but how well do you know this tree-dition?

How the Seneca Falls Convention Kicked Off the U.S. Women's Rights Movement

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The meeting of a group of abolitionist activist women at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848 became the starting point for the women's rights movement in the U.S.

There Was an Actual Jones Family Behind 'Keeping Up With the Joneses'

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Wyndclyffe, a once-formidable New York mansion spawned the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses." Learn the fate of Wyndclyffe at HowStuffWorks Now.

Are You More Nicki Minaj or Cardi B?

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Are you more like a person who would throw her shoe at someone else during New York Fashion Week, or are you more like a person who would have a shoe thrown at them during New York Fashion Week? Tell us all about yourself and we'll tell you which rap queen you are!

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