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Timeline of Massachusetts History
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Pilgrams arrived at Plymouth
The exact date of arrival to Plymouth is questionable during the year of 1620. -
Boston was founded
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Harvard, the first college in the American Colonies, was founded.
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Colonists defeated Wampanoag's during King Philip's War
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Colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party
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John Quincy Adams was elected sixth President of the United States of America
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World War II begins
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Massachusetts celebrated it's 200th year being an official state