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Meet the American who cooked up ketchup, Dr James Mease, patriot with passion for love apples

Meet the American who cooked up ketchup, Dr James Mease, patriot with passion for love apples
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Birds named after Philadelphia enslavers to be renamed

The American Ornithological Society will remove people’s names from birds. Many of those birds are now named after prominent Philadelphia scientists.

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Several birds named after Philadelphians will be renamed as part of an effort to stop honoring enslavers and racists

For more than two centuries, American ornithologists have been naming birds after people. The first two species to have honorific American names were given in 1811: Lewis’ woodpecker and Clark’s

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Concord Monitor - Opinion: Climbing my family tree

Concord Monitor - Opinion: Climbing my family tree
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A Benjamin Franklin Letter From 1777 Is on Sale for $120,000

A letter that Benjamin Franklin wrote in Paris in 1777 to help secure French assistance is being offered for $120,000 by the Raab Collection.

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