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Pears got their start in Oregon back in 1847, when an Iowa native brought the fruit to the region. In 2005, the Oregon legislature named the pear the state fruit as Oregon’s climate and soil allow pears of many varieties to thrive.
Most people take their image of the Jewish-American gangster from the character Hyman Roth in The Godfather II. Quietly spoken, understated, yet duplicitous, ruthless, and immensely powerful, Roth was supposedly based on Lansky. Part 12 of 13.
How living in everyday Britain continued as war raged on. Episode one looks at food scarcity and the ingenious ways people put food on the table. Part 1 of 3.
Just fifteen days after September 11th, 2001, CIA operatives land in Afghanistan with suitcases full of cash and a mission to dismantle the Taliban. Part 1 of 8.
In late 1847, the famine is at its height in Ireland. A million people have died, and those who reach America work hard to rebuild their lives. The British government decides that all further relief must come from rates raised on Irish landlords. Part 2 of 2.
