New perspectives on how history is made
They arrived dirt poor and uneducated in the 1840s. After decades of struggle, they achieved prosperity.
Most Americans come from Northern Ireland including Ulysses Grant and Stonewall Jackson.
Organizers of St. Patrick's Day parade say it's about celebrating "Irish heritage and culture." Here's the problem.
Arthur Guinness, the founder of the brewing dynasty, was a staunch unionist and opponent of Irish nationalism.
St. Patrick wasn't even Irish.
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