Massachusetts, campus was turned over to the American army in 1775 to house some 1,600 soldiers (which was greater than the entire population of Cambridge at the time). Students were transferred to a campus in the nearby city of Concord, which is about 20 miles...
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was one of the first Black units in the Civil War. Barack Obama became the first Black president of the United States in 2009. Baseball was a segregated sport until Jackie Robinson joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1947. The Harlem Renaissance was a cul...
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, then a British colony. His father came to the Colonies from Englandin 1682. He was a candle and soap maker in Boston. Before becoming involved in politics, Franklin learned the printing trade in Boston and eventually set up his own printing...
The first successful English settlement was at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, followed in 1620 by the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts, then the arrival of the colony of Massachusetts Bay, started by the Puritans. In 1609 the Dutch settled New York and in 1617, they settled in New...
Rhode Island’s Narragansett Beer Had Ads Drawn By Dr. Suess(September, 17) – In the 1970s, you could walk into any bar or tavern in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and order a “Narry” or a “Gansett,” and before long, you’d be wiping away a foam-head mustache while guzzling yo...
As it turns out,Belize is pretty darn interesting, despite being tiny. Here are some things I learned about the country: 8 fun facts you might not know about Belize 1. Ties to Britain Belize is the only nation in the region with a British colonial heritage. The Spanish conquistadors origin...
Little is known about his life, but according to Biography.com, it is believed that he had reportedly been captured earlier in life by a captain commissioned by Plymouth Company who was exploring the coast of Maine and Massachusetts and was brought back to England, where he learned English. ...
El Salvador has a population of 6.4 million in an area slightly smaller than the state of Massachusetts (or Wales). This fact makes El Salvador the most densely populated country in the Americas. Fact #5 El Salvador was part of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1823 to 1841. He...
Edgar Allan Poe was born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809, the second child of English-born actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and actor David Poe, Jr. Edgar had an elder brother, William Henry Leonard Poe and a younger sister, Rosalie Poe. Edgar’s father abandoned...
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