Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics

...rles McIllvaine – Rowing (Double sculls), 1928 Amsterdam, Gold Bernard “Benny” McLaughlin – Soccer, 1948 London Tyler Nase – Rowing (Mens four), 2008 Beijing Lisa Raymond – Tennis, 2008 Beijing, Gold Joseph Verdeur – Swimming (200m Breaststroke), 1948 London, Gold         Archives Archives Select Month July 2024

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Thomas Nast (1840-1902)

...s for attacking the New York City political machine of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall. Nast is also credited with creating the Republican Party’s elephant and drawing the modern image of Santa Claus. However, he also used cartoons to express his dislike of Catholicism. Thomas Nast’s cartoons dealt with Anti-Catholicism

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Archdiocese of Philadelphia-Boundaries

...Archdiocese of Philadelphia-Boundaries The Catholic Historical Research Center mainly holds records pertaining to the current boundaries of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. For records of the suffragan dioceses please contact the individual diocese. This article from the April 17, 1961 issue of The Catholic Standard and Times, illustrates the changing boundaries

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...uiring more than 3 hours of research cannot be performed by the CHRC staff. For payments, please send a check or money order made out to CHRC to our new mailing address at: CHRC 6719 Calvert Street Philadelphia, PA 19149...

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