Massachusetts 250 celebrará la historia del Estado de la Bahía y la Revolución estadounidense
La administración de Healey también anunciará la financiación proporcionada por el Programa de subvenciones Massachusetts 250, que apoya a las organizaciones que desarrollan proyectos que promueven la historia de la Guerra de la Independencia del estado. Massachusetts se está preparando para una celebración a gran escala que marcará los 250 años de la Revolución Americana, […]
Massachusetts 250 Grant Program Awards $1.5 Million to Celebrate the American Revolution’s 250th Anniversary
The Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) are thrilled to announce the recipients of the Massachusetts 250 Grant Program. This program, awarding a total of $1.5 million, aims to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in a vibrant and engaging way. Awarded projects highlight the themes of revolution […]
First Legal Same-Sex Marriage: In 2004, the first same-sex partners were legally married at Cambridge City Hall in Massachusetts.
The road to marriage equality was fraught with many challenges across the country and at the state and federal levels. But Massachusetts was at the forefront of bringing this right to residents when on May 17, 2004, Malden residents Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey married at Cambridge City Hall, marking the first same-sex marriage in […]
America’s First Public Park: The Boston Common became the first public park in America in 1634.
Today, public parks serve as a collective backyard for city dwellers, providing them with fresh air, green grass and a chance to get out of their manmade urban environments. But in the early days of the United States, public parks served many roles. Our own Boston Common, the oldest public park in the country, started […]
The First Battle of the Revolution
The American Revolution began outside the bustling streets of Boston in Lexington and Concord. These quiet towns, each roughly 20 miles to the city’s west, were the site of the first battles of the Revolution, a pivotal moment in American history that ultimately led to the birth of our free nation and the Commonwealth we […]
Chemotherapy Pioneered as a Cancer Treatment
Massachusetts boasts some of the world’s most important health care institutions, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School. Our state is also renowned for world-class cancer treatment and is regarded as the birthplace of modern oncology. From pioneering chemotherapy to establishing world-class research institutions, Massachusetts has long been hailed […]
The First Jet Airplane Engine: Lynn Takes Flight
Massachusetts sees a flurry of inbound and outbound flights every single day through Boston Logan International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the country with more than 40 airlines and 100 domestic and international destinations available through the travel hub. It should, then, be no surprise that Massachusetts is home to many aviation firsts, […]
Massachusetts is Home to Harvard, the First American University
Did you know that the first American university was right here in Massachusetts? Founded in 1636 in the settlement of New Towne (later renamed Cambridge), Harvard University (originally named Harvard College) is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in the United States. The university was named after John Harvard, its first benefactor, who donated […]
Helen Magill White: Boston University Graduate Becomes First Woman to Earn a Ph.D.
Helen Magill White’s family always valued education – it didn’t matter that she or her sisters were women, they would have the opportunity to be educated, just as any man was. Born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1853, Helen and her family moved to Boston in 1859. Her father, Edward Magill, became a teacher and […]
Massachusetts Outscores Nation in Basketball’s History
Basketball, the high-flying and athleticism-laden sport now popularized around the world, was created in, yes, you guessed it, Massachusetts by Dr. James Naismith in 1891. The then 31-year-old graduate student studying physical education at what is now Springfield College sought an indoor activity for students to participate in between the conclusion of football season and […]
