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Boston artists fight for free speech at a cradle of US independence

BOSTON (AP) — A fight over free speech involving breakdance crews and bucket drummers is brewing on the steps of a historic meeting house where American colonists began the earliest calls for revolt against England. Boston officials say they're considering imposing regulations on street performers because the breakdancers and

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Family-friendly Massachusetts museum should be summer priority

Old Sturbridge Village, a "living history" museum in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, has helped create family memories for generations. It is one of New England's finest family destinations with something to offer for everybody, from farm animal exhibits and dying wool to historical games and musket demonstrations – even

Massachusetts

Even when local, the past is a foreign country

In what is sure to be a treat for all New England history buffs, Boston City Archaeologist Joseph Bagley recently published A History of Boston in 50 Artifacts. Bagley curated the artifacts from archaeological sites ranging from pre-contact Mattapan fish weirs to Boston's red light district, "the

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This week in New England history: May 2-8

A list of significant dates in New England history: May 3

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Urban renewal

March 1, In an address to Congress on Jan. 30, 1962, President John F. Kennedy stated that "we will neglect our cities at our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation." Kennedy not only recognized the importance of urban development to the prosperity of the nation,

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Obama plans historic trip to Cuba to further ties

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will pay a historic visit to Cuba in the coming weeks, senior Obama administration officials said, becoming the first president to set foot on the island in nearly seven decades. The brief visit in mid-March will mark a watershed moment for relations between the U.

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Islamic State razing of Iraq monastery condemned

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Obama Administration and the Vatican condemned the Islamic State Wednesday for razing Iraq's oldest Christian monastery, a 1,400-year-old structure that survived assaults by nature and man for centuries before it was deliberately destroyed by extremists. At the United Nations, UNESCO Director General Irina

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‘Kirchner era’ ends with opposition win in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President-elect Mauricio Macri's promises to revitalize Argentina's sagging economy with free-market reforms and improve strained relations with the United States resonated with voters, carrying him to a historic win that ended 12 years of often-conflictive rule by President Cristina Fernandez and her