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Massachustts has been a significant state in American history. Plymouth, Massachusetts, was the second permanent English settlement in North America. Colonists from England founded many towns and villages in the present-day territory of Massachusetts very early in the nation's history in the 1620s and 1630s. The Boston area became known as the "Cradle of Liberty" for the ferment there which led to the American Revolution and the independence of the United States from Great Britain. Massachusetts was the first U.S. state to abolish slavery and was a center of the temperance movement and abolitionist activity in the years leading to the American Civil War. The state has contributed many prominent politicians to national service, including the Kennedy family.
Originally dependent on agriculture and trade with Europe, Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution. Migration of factories to the lower-wage Southern states caused economic stagnation during the first half of the 20th century. The Massachusetts economy was revived after World War II, and today is prominent in higher education, health care, and high technology.
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Boston University (BU) is a private research university located in Boston. Although chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1869, Boston University traces its roots to the establishment of the Newbury Biblical Institute in Newbury, Vermont in 1839. The University organized formal Centennial observances both in 1939 and 1969.[1]
With more than 3,000 faculty members and nearly 30,000 students, Boston University is the fourth-largest private university in the United States and the city's fourth-largest employer.[2] The University offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through 18 schools and colleges and operates two urban campuses. The main campus is situated along the Charles River in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood, where it is bisected by the Massachusetts Turnpike. The Boston University Medical Campus is in Boston's South End neighborhood. |
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Robert F. Kennedy, Sr.b. November 20, 1925 – d. June 6, 1968
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, also called RFK, was one of two younger brothers of US President John F. Kennedy and served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a US Senator from New York from 1965 until his assassination in 1968. He was one of President Kennedy's most trusted advisors and worked closely with the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis. His contribution to the African-American Civil Rights Movement is sometimes considered his greatest legacy.
After his brother's assassination in late 1963, Kennedy continued as Attorney General under President Johnson for nine months. He resigned in September 1964 and was elected to the United States Senate from New York that November. He broke with Johnson over the Vietnam War, among other issues. After Eugene McCarthy nearly upset Johnson in the New Hampshire Primary in early 1968, Kennedy announced his own campaign for president in a battle for control of the Democratic Party. Kennedy defeated McCarthy in the critical California primary but was shot moments after claiming victory shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, dying June 6. On June 9, President Johnson declared an official day of national mourning in response to the public grief following Kennedy's death. |
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Cape Cod Cape Cod, often referred to as simply the Cape, is a peninsula in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States. It is nearly coextensive with Barnstable County. Several smaller islands off Cape Cod, including Monomoy Island, Monomoscoy Island, Popponesset Island, and Seconsett Island, are also in Barnstable County, being part of municipalities with land on the Cape. The Cape's small-town character and large beachfront attract heavy tourism during the summer months. It was formed as the terminal moraine of a glacier, resulting in a peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean. In 1914, the Cape Cod Canal was cut through the base or isthmus of the peninsula, artificially making the Cape an island. Road vehicles from the mainland cross onto the Cape via the Sagamore Bridge and the Bourne Bridge. The Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge carries railway freight as well as passenger service. |
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- 28 January 2009: n:US novelist John Updike dies age 76
- 21 November 2008: n:Harvard Law School gives its highest honour to Pakistani judge
- 9 November 2008: n:Gay marriage banned in three states; other ballot measures decided
- 2 November 2008: n:Christian Science Monitor to cease daily print publication
- 5 October 2008: n:Despite passage of bailout bill, two US states may need loans
- 3 September 2008: n:Professional wrestler Walter "Killer" Kowalski dies at age 81
- 29 July 2008: n:US father kidnaps daughter, may flee country in yacht
- 11 July 2008: n:Burglars steal Milan Lučić's Memorial Cup ring from his Vancouver home
- 23 June 2008: n:'Pregnancy pact' grabs international attention for small Massachusetts town
- 29 May 2008: n:Two MBTA Green Line trains collide in Newton, Massachusetts
- 2008-05-20: n:Ted Kennedy diagnosed with brain tumor
State facts
- Capital: Boston
- Governor: Deval L. Patrick (D)
- Lieutenant Governor: Tim Murray (D)
- Secretary of the Commonwealth: William Galvin
- Attorney General: Martha Coakley (D)
- U.S. Senators: John Kerry (D), Scott Brown (R)
- Area: Ranked 44th in the US
- Total: 10,555 sq mi (27,336 km²)
- Width: 183 miles (295 km)
- Length: 113 miles (182 km)
- % Water: 25.7
- Total: 10,555 sq mi (27,336 km²)
- Latitude: 41° 14′ N to 42° 53′ N
- Longitude: 69° 56′ W to 73° 30′ W
- Population:
- Total: 6,349,097 (13th in U.S.)
- Population Density: 809.8/sq mi (312.7/km²) (3rd in U.S.)
- Median income: $ 46,721 (3rd, 2006)
- Elevation:
- Highest point: Mount Greylock 3,491 ft (1,064 m)
- Mean: 500 ft (150 m)
- Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 ft (0 m)
- Ratification of Constitution: February 6, 1788 (6th)
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- ^ Boston University | Visitor Center | About the University |History, retrieved May 6, 2006
- ^ "Largest Employers in the City of Boston". http://www.cityofboston.gov/bra/PDF/ResearchPublications//pdr509.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
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