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Kate Gleason: A Century Ahead ­of Her Time

Even in recent decades, women engineers have at times felt like they’re trying to make it in an “old boy’s club.” But back in the era of Kate Gleason, a woman with engineering…

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Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan Maggie’s Oscar Moment? Maggie O’Farrell Hamnet Academy Award nominations were just announced and it looks like the March 15 ceremonies will have a distinctly Irish flavor…

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IRISH AMERICA ARCHIVES

Lara Flynn Boyle & Dylan McDermott.
Out of Practice

Flynn Boyle and McDermott are gone. ℘℘℘ Budget cuts (ABC offered to pick up the…

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IMF Warns Economy
Faces Slowdown

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned of substantial risks for the Irish economy as…

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September 26, 1960

Irish American presidential candidate John F. Kennedy clashed with republican candidate Richard Nixon in the first-ever televised presidential debate. This debate, which more than 60 million Americans tuned in for, vastly changed American politics. Kennedy was regarded as the outright winner of the debate, not because of his politics and opinions, but because Kennedy appeared more confident and well-rested than Nixon. Many believe that this debate ultimately secured Kennedy the 1960 election.

The debate can be viewed online at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

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