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3 days ago · The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a total of 192 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) within its borders. This is the second highest statewide total in the United States after New York, which has more than 250. Of the Massachusetts NHLs, 57 are in the state capital of Boston, and are listed separately. Ten of the remaining 134 designations ...
17 hours ago · Llewellyn “Llew” Smith ’72 returned to campus in April as part of the 2024 DEIJ Speaker Series. Llew is a leading filmmaker in the documentary industry who explores how misunderstandings in race, science, and history continue to perpetuate social and racial inequities. He has been the recipient of the Peabody, the duPont, and other honors.
4 days ago · 01. Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims, passengers of the famous ship, the Mayflower. They sought religious freedom and a new life in the New World. 02. The name "Massachusetts" originates from the Massachusett tribe's language, meaning "at the great hill" or "large hill place," referring to the colony's hilly geography.
1 day ago · Boston, city, capital of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and seat of Suffolk county, in the northeastern United States. It lies on Massachusetts Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
4 days ago · Settled in 1622 as the Wessaguscus (or Wessagusset) Plantation, it is the state’s second oldest community, and it was the dispersal point for the earliest expeditions around Massachusetts Bay. Incorporated in 1635, it was named for Weymouth, England, and depended on farming and fishing (until water pollution ended the region’s herring runs).
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4 days ago · May 9, 2024 3:35 PM EDT. O n May 1, a half dozen U.S. Senators from both major parties read aloud Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, a yearly ritual celebrating the power...
4 days ago · Source: Vox Magazine. In the late 19th century, a social activist from Virginia named Ann Jarvis (also known as Mother Jarvis) played a key role in establishing the roots of the Mother’s Day traditions in the US. As a mother of at least 11 children, who had faced her own series of devastating struggles and hardships, Jarvis went on to ...
