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Worst American Birthdays, vol. 27

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Before death carried him off to that great covert operation in the sky, Everette Howard Hunt, Jr. -- who would have turned 89 today -- sowed discord among his his earthly fellows throughout the worst years of the cold war. Trained in literary studies at Brown,...

Columbus Day

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On October 8, 2007

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Although Columbus Day has its roots in 19th century secular fantasy -- specifically, an odd blend of Anglo-American nationalism and Italian-American ethnic pride -- since the Nixon administration the second.

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