nPosted on February 6, 2018
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nMassachusetts is one of the biggies in our nation’s early history:
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nThe center of a movement for independence from Britain, site of the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the first battles of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord…
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nYet it wasn’t the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution; instead, it was the sixth, on this date in 1788.
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nMore cool stuff about Massachusetts:
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nOldest university in the U.S. (Harvard), the largest endowment of any university (Harvard), and two of the most respected universities in the world (Harvard and MIT)…
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nFirst state to make same-sex marriage legal…
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nPretty good for one of the smallest states in the country!
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nCheck out some Massachusetts loveliness:
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nAlso on this date:
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nAnthropologist Mary Leakey’s birthday
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Bubble Gum Day
Bubble Gum Day
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nMusician Bob Marley’s birthday
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Waitangi Day in New Zealand
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nAnniversary of the first golfing on the moon
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nSami National Day
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nAnniversary of Lame Duck Day
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nPresident Ronald Reagan’s birthday
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nPlan ahead:
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