Dickens Letter Expresses Bitter Disappointment In America
An unpublished April 1 1842 letter from Charles Dickens written aboard a boat between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati expresses sharp dismay at the United States and its politics. Displayed at the Pierpont Morgan Library for Dickens centenary, the note critiques Liberty and calls out national strife, party press and government failures. Dr Charles A Ryskamp notes the letter was acquired in 1950 as part of a larger lot of letters.
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New York
Charles Dickens
America
Liberty
Dickens
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
William C. Macready
England
Pierpont Morgan
Charles A. Ryskamp
Morgan Library
J. Pearson
London
Today in History March 31 highlights from 1854 to 1970
On this date a series of notable events are listed including the 1854 US Japan treaty, 1732 birth of composer Haydn, 1889 Eiffel Tower opening, 1917 US Virgin Islands purchase, 1931 Managua earthquake, 1981 Knute Rockne plane crash, 1963 first Black astronaut trainee, and various political and health notes spanning past decades.
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United States
Japan
Josef Haydn
Austria
Eifell Tower
Paris
Virgin Islands
Denmark
Managua
Nicaragua
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Kansas
Air Force
Edward J. Dwight Jr
Palace Museum Adds Wings Ahead of Expo 70 T
The government announced two new wings at the Palace Museum in Taipei costing 700000 dollars to accommodate the expected one million visitors traveling to or from Expo 70 in Osaka Japan.
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Taipei
Palace Museum
Formosa
Osaka
Japan
Crook Receives Boating Award For Contributions
W Melvin Crook of Upper Montclair New Jersey has won the sixteenth Ole Evinrude Award for notable contributions to recreational boating. He is a boating writer and editor and serves as honorary vice president of the American Power Boat Association. A Princeton graduate, Crook raced hydroplanes in the 1930s and won the 1938 International Challenge Trophy in England.
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New York
W. Melvin Crook
Upper Montclair
N.J
Ole Evinrude
Crook
American Power Boat Association
Princeton University
England
Explosion at Hawkeye Chemical plant injures seven in Clinton
A fiery blast at the Hawkeye Chemical Co ammonia processing plant in Clinton Iowa injures seven workers and destroys a nearby one story building debris scatters across the area. The blast produced a mushroom cloud and the cause was not immediately known.
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Clinton, Iowa
Hawkeye Chemical Co
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Davidson
Photo Shop
Middletown
World Health Organization
House Un-American Activities Committee
Ku Klux Klan
Pakistan
Yahya Khan
Harry Reight
Chicago
Iowa
Long
the Prince OF Sandwiches
Knave
Fea
Prince of Sandwiches
Tennessee
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