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‘People who make history are often our own neighbors’
MONROE, Conn. — Edward Soderberg, of Easton, found himself in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, but the young aviator wasn’t aware of the dangerous 13-day-standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union at the time of his mission: flying his de Havilland L-20 Beaver in an elliptical pattern, while staying close to Miami. Soderberg had asked the reason for his mission, but his superior told him it was on a “need to know basis” and he didn’t need to know.
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Finding The Hudson Valley
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Finding The Hudson Valley
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Why Is Albany the Capital of New York State Instead of New York City?
With New York City being the largest city in the United States, it might seem a little surprising that the capital of New York State is Albany. After all, New York City was once the capital of the entire country. Why, then, did the state government settle in a city roughly 150 miles to the north?