It began in their early Persian invasions when they discovered not only sugar cane but also a long list of crops largely unknown to the rest of the world including artichokes, bananas, coconut palms, cotton, eggplants, lemons, limes, mangos, rice, spinach, sorghum, sour oranges, watermelons, wheat, and yam
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Moreover, the good will generated by the ban might attract new customers, and by eliminating the sale of tobacco products in the same setting where diseases are diagnosed and treated, the company might reinforce a culture of improving health
The resulting Province of Massachusetts Bay, whose charter was issued in 1691 and began operating in 1692 under governor Sir William Phips, combined the territories of both colonies, along with the islands south of Cape Cod (Marthas Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Elizabeth Islands) that had previously been part of New York
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