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1628- Roger found Salem
Salem was founded in 1626 by Roger Conant and a group of immigrants from Cape Ann. At first the settlement was named Naumkeag, but the settlers preferred to call it Salem. https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2229.html -
1692-Salem witchcraft trails
People were accused for messing with witchcraft. 200 people were accused, 20 were executed. http://www.salem.org/salem-witch-trials/ -
1716- The first light house in Boston
The Boston light was built on little Brewster island, in Boston harbor Massachusetts http://lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=473 -
1770- Boston Massacre
British and colonist had a fight, at the customs house, which wasn’t really a massacre. Only five people were killed. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.html -
1773-Boston tea party
The colonist dress up as Native Americans and threw the tea in the harbor. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party -
1775- The first battle of the american revolution
The first battle happens in Lexington and Concord and Paul Revers ride. Paul Revers warned the militiamen that the British troops were coming. After hearing this, the militiamen left and took most of their supplies with them. When British were walking back the militiamen surprised them. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord -
1776-British evacuates Boston
2,000 troops quietly march up to Dorchester heights and surround Boston with cannons, forcing General Howe and the British army to leave Boston. http://www.billdamon.com/bostons-evacuation-day-march-17-1776-the-siege-ends-after-the-british-threaten-to-burn-the-city-to-the-ground/#sthash.mmQqnYby.dpbs -
1780-John Hancock becomes first governor of Massachusetts
John Hancock was elected for governor 1780-1785, than reelected 1787- until he died in 1793 https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/john-hancock -
1789-The first American novel Published
In 1789 William hill Brown published the first American novel called The Power of Sympathy https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/01/21/the-first-american-novel/ -
1795- State House Built
After the American Revolution, state leaders wanted a larger home to better reflect the prosperous new republic. The wall of the state house now is filled with photos of Massachusetts governors and murals that show our country’s unique history. https://www.sec.state.ma.us/trs/trsbok/trstour.htm -
1824-John Quincy Adams
John born in Quincy was elected president. He was president for 1825-1829 and was the sixth The history book -
1826-Railroad built in Quincy
It receive it charter and began to be built in 1826 and transition into a common carrier. Some people call it the first America commercial railroad. The railroad closed in the 1960s https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/granite-railway-incline -
1845-The first sewing machine
Elias Howe, an inventor, who built a sewing machine that change garment production. He lived in Boston. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elias-Howe -
1875-First American Christmas cards
Louis Prang made the first American Christmas card and export them to London. He married Rosa Gerber and imprinted a rose on the card in her honor. http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/louis-prang-invents-american-christmas-card-boston/ -
1876-First american telephone
Alexander Graham Bell Began his research in 1874 and in 1876 Won the first U.S. patent for the device in 1876. http://www.elon.edu/e-web/predictions/150/1870.xhtml -
1891- The first basketball game
At Springfield Canadian, Dr. James Naismith designed basketball to occupy male students, who were board of children games in their gym class. https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/first-game-of-basketball-played-in-springfield.html -
1892-gasoline powered car
The concept of the car originated with Charles and the Machine was built by Frank Duryea. https://www.britannica.com/technology/automobile/History-of-the-automobile -
1895-First volleyball game
William G. Morgan decide to blend elements of basketball, baseball, and tennis to create a game for his students which it would demand less physical contact than basketball http://volleyball.org/history.html -
1896- The first American beach establish
The Massachusetts legislature ordered the taking of nearly three miles of seacoast land which is now Revere Beach. https://reverebeach.com/our-history-and-heritage/ -
1897- The first successful American subway system open
The Boston subway was built during the phase of the Industrial revolution in Massachusetts and was a product of the technological advances made during that time. http://historyofmassachusetts.org/boston-first-subway-america/ -
1912- Fenway Park
Fenway park open in 1912 and it’s the major league baseball’s oldest ballpark. https://www.atozkidsstuff.com/ma.html -
1919- The Molasses flood in Boston
When a holding tank burst and sent 2.3 million gallons of molasses sweeping through the streets of Boston. https://www.history.com/news/the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919 -
1925-Frozen foods were invented in Gloucester
Clarence Birdseye was the first to introduce frozen foods. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/massachusetts/interesting-history-facts-ma/ -
1930- Chocolate cookies
Made at the Toll house restaurant in Whitman MA. https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/massachusetts -
1953- Tornado hits Worcester MA
The Worcester tornado of 1953 was place 25th in one of the worst tornadoes in America http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/worst-tornado-new-england-history/ -
1954-first successful kidney transplant
The twins had a successful kidney transplant in Boston. http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-history-timeline/massachusetts.html -
1960- John F Kennedy
John F Kennedy, Born in Brookline, became 35th president. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-is-born -
1962- The then-largest cash heist of all time occurred in Plymouth
In Plymouth two armed men stopped a mail truck and escaped with 1.5 million in small bills. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/massachusetts/interesting-history-facts-ma/ -
1967-Kathrine Switzer becomes the first woman to receive a number to run in the Boston Marathon
She enters the race under the name K.V. Switzer and wears baggy clothes to help disguise herself. https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/28/us/boston-marathon-fast-facts/index.html -
1990 - The largest art theft in world history
In Boston Twelve paintings worth over $100 million were stolen https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/massachusetts/interesting-history-facts-ma/
