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Otis, James
(Encyclopedia) Otis, James, 1725–83, American colonial political leader, b. Barnstable co., Mass. A lawyer first in Plymouth and then in Boston, he won great distinction and served (1756–61) as…Adams, Charles Francis, 1835–1915, American economist and historian
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Charles Francis, 1835–1915, American economist and historian, b. Boston; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807–86). In the Civil War he fought at Antietam and Gettysburg and was…Massachusetts State Teachers College
(Encyclopedia) Massachusetts State Teachers College: see Framingham State Univ.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Encyclopedia) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological…Pickering, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Pickering, William Henry, 1858–1938, American astronomer, b. Boston, grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1879). He taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (…Beverly
(Encyclopedia) Beverly, city (2020 pop. 42,670), Essex co., NE Mass., on Massachusetts Bay; inc. as a city 1894. Its chief manufactures are electronic…Massachusetts NPR Member Stations
StationCityFrequencyWFCR-FMAmherst88.5WPNI-AMAmherst1430WBUR-FMBoston90.9WGBH-FMBoston89.7WUMB-FMBoston91.9WFPB-FMFalmouth91.9WAMQ-FMGt. Barrington105.1WCCT-FMHarwich90.3WNAN-FMNantucket91.…Bunker Hill Day: Massachusetts
Celebrating the Battle of Bunker Hill by Liz Olson Bunker Hill Day, a holiday observed annually on June 17 in Massachusetts, celebrates the Battle of Bunker Hill. Although named…Barrington
(Encyclopedia) Barrington, town (2020 pop. 17,153), Bristol co., E R.I., on the Barrington River; settled c.1670, included in Massachusetts until 1746…Amherst College
(Encyclopedia) Amherst College, at Amherst, Mass.; founded 1821 as a college for men, coeducational since 1975. A liberal arts institution, Amherst maintains a cooperative program with Smith College…Trending
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