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Beautifully detailed map of Westport, CT from 1878

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Detailed bird’s eye view of Westport, Connecticut in 1878

The complete history of Thanksgiving

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There seems to be little recognition of the part Abraham Lincoln played in nationalizing…

Iranistan, P.T. Barnum’s lost palace once located in Bridgeport, CT

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P.T. Barnum, most famously known for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus…

Beautifully detailed map of Stamford, CT from 1875

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Historic bird’s eye view of Stamford, Connecticut in 1875

Beautifully restored map of Haverhill, MA from 1876

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Historic old map shows a bird’s eye view of Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1876

Be more like Han Solo

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So, Han’s walking down the halls of Bespin with his old friend Lando; Leia’s there, lookin’ good…

Walt Whitman’s first hand account of Abraham Lincoln’s assasination

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Many people know that some of Walt Whitman’s most popular works, “O Captain, My...

5 terrible answers to terribly stupid questions

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Your entire life you’ve been told “there’s no such thing as a stupid question”. Well, that was a lie…

Wall Street’s Charging Bull was guerilla art

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On December 16, 1989 Wall Street woke up to find a charging bull on its doorstep…

Beautifully detailed map of Hartford, Connecticut from 1864

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Historic bird’s eye view of Hartford, Connecticut from 1836

What was the most popular book in America the year you were born?

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If you were born between 1930 and 2016, find out what Americans were reading the year…

The earliest picture of Abraham Lincoln

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This daguerreotype is the earliest-known photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken…

Janis Joplin’s definition of ambition

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I’ve been looking around, and I’ve noticed something. After you reach a certain level of talent,...

Andrew Carnegie explains the Republican idea

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If a man would eat, he must work. A life of elegant leisure is the life of an unworthy…

No life is worth leading if it is always an easy life

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Nothing in this world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty…

At 8 years old, Mozart played a flawless symphony

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When Daines Barrington met Mozart he brought a new composition to test the…

An underachieving Princeton student wrote a term paper describing how to make a nuclear bomb. It was seized by the FBI

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In 1976, John Aristotle Phillips was an underachieving student at Princeton. In order to improve...

Where did, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” originate?

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Where did the phrase, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” originate? The first...

Attempt the great, pursue the great, and ultimately you will achieve the great

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Whether your present goal is great or small, the important thing is to do it well. Good work...

You have your best thoughts in silence, solitude, and meditation

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Cultivate silence and stillness. You have your best thoughts in silence, solitude, and meditation....

Write down your goals each morning

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Set a strong resolution, and then achieve it. The remedy for broken resolutions is to make them...

The Egyptian origin of the Statue of Liberty

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In 1869, Frederic Bartholdi was commissioned by Egypt to design a lighthouse for the Suez…

Good thoughts, good results

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Mental good-will is a valuable asset. People around you are quick to read your mental attitude...

Choose a definite life purpose

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When you have chosen a great purpose, and are certain you have chosen well and wisely, concentrate...

Closely guard the quality of your thoughts

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New habits make new horizons. Silently and gradually you are forming habits which will ultimately...

Cultivate a liberal point of view

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There are millions of different opinions and temperaments in the world, so you should not be...

7 inspiring affirmations to improve each day

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I resolve that, I will be an intelligent optimist, and will look for the best in everyone and...

How to eliminate stress from your life

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Stress is caused by worry. Whether your worry be great or small, insignificant or trivial, most…

Live up to a high standard

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You resolve to live up to a high standard of personal conduct. You resolve to be kind, dignified,...

What it means to “have guts”

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There is a certain blend of courage, integrity, character and principle which has no satisfactory...

Happy surprises come to me each day

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Happiness Affirmation

Grow up as soon as you can, it pays

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Grow up as soon as you can. It pays. The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty....

9 times out of 10, the foundation of success is confidence

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THIS is the foundation of success nine times out of ten; having confidence in yourself and...

It is more blessed to give than to receive

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When you have the opportunity, do good for all men. Give to the poor. Give as much as you are...

Play to win, but play fair

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Play the game. Know the rules and observe them. Always play fair, no matter what the other man may...

To succeed, first decide what you want

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It greatly speeds your progress to know definitely and clearly what you wish to accomplish. It...

Do not dream about things, do them: Good work speaks for itself

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One of the most constant things in life is that you are ultimately judged by what you actually...

Get Smarter Everyday

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TRUE progress that means you are growing stronger, better, and nobler each day; that you have an...

Thoughts are your most valuable possession

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Your thoughts are your most valuable possession, your immediate help in all difficulties. Your...

Work hard and leave the results to God

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You will appreciate most that for which you work hardest. Fortunately the road to worthy...

Think strength, and you will find strength

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Your severest tests come at times of emergency. Then the truth and stability of your beliefs...

Focus on the Essentials

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Always focus on what matters most. It is not large distractions that hurt productivity most, but...

Think happy thoughts

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DWELL upon thoughts of what you really want in your life…

Advance confidently in the direction of your dreams

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If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined…

Dwight D. Eisenhower, “measure up!”

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If you don’t have that courage to look at yourself and say, ‘Well, I failed miserably…

Never run away from anything. Never!

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One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it…

Open my eyes, so I may see wonderful things

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Faith Affirmations

One Today is Worth Two Tomorrows

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Maxim One today is worth two tomorrows. Meaning What you can accomplish today is more important...

Don’t think about how much time you have; Think about today

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I don’t think about time. You’re here when you’re here. I think about today,...

The noblest life, a life of labor; they noblest love, to love thy neighbor

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The noblest life, a life of labor; they noblest love, to love thy neighbor. Image: Dyn...

God Cannot Fail, So I Cannot Fail

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Positive Affirmations

All you need is 20 seconds of insane courage

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You know, sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. Just literally 20 seconds of...

Baby Whale Jumps for Joy After Escaping Death

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This baby whale is an orca named J50. Two weeks before J50 was born…

I live in the present, where happy surprises come each day

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Positive Affirmations

The tide of destiny has turned, and everything comes my way

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Success Affirmations

My mind, body and spirit are in divine alignment

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Health Affirmation

Infinite good comes to me in infinite ways

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Positive Affirmations

12 interesting stories about Sitting Bull

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The general consensus of opinion is that Sitting Bull was born about 1830, at a camp on Willow...

Barry Sanders Motivational Nike Ad

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Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might...

San Juan, Puerto Rico once had snow delivered by plane for those who had never experienced it

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Felisa Rincón de Gautier was the first woman to be elected Mayor of a capital city in the Americas.

6 life-changing stages of dropping a bad habit

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The transtheoretical model of behavior change assesses an individual’s readiness to act on a...

Jeff Bezos’ Advice on Dealing With Criticism

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At Code Conference 2016, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was asked about the Peter Thiel and Gawker...

New Yorkers pay $56 per month to trim one minute off their commute

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How much does a New York minute cost? The answer seems to be between $33 and $56 per month. That’s...

Town weighs mayor to make sure he doesn’t gain weight at taxpayers expense

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Weighing the Mayor: Since 1678, citizens of High Wycombe, England have gathered at the annual...

Tupac & Jada Pinkett Were High School Friends

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“He was one of my best friends. He was like a brother. It was beyond friendship for us. The...

Vintage map shows Middletown, Connecticut in 1915

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This old map shows Middletown, Connectiicut in the early 20th century.

Old map showing a bird’s eye view of Moosup, Connecticut in 1889

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This old map shows Moosup, Connecticut in the late 19th century.

Wonderfully illustrated historical map of New London, CT from 1946

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This historical map was created to celebrate New London’s 300th anniversary in 1946.

Beautifully restored map of Higganum, CT from 1881

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This old map shows Higganum, Connecticut in the late 19th century.

Ulysses S. Grant’s deathbed letter to his wife and children

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With these few injunctions and the knowledge I have of your love and affection, and of the dutiful affection of all our children, I bid you a final farewell, until we meet in another and, I trust, a better world. You will find this on my person after my demise.