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First Missionaries Leave for Hawaii: October 23, 1819

On this day in 1819, a crowd gathered on a Boston wharf to bid farewell to the first Protestant...

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Millerites Await End of the World: October 22, 1844

On this day in 1844, tens of thousands of people in Massachusetts expected the world to come to...

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USS Constitution Launched in Boston: October 21, 1797

On this day in 1797, USS Constitution was launched in Boston. It took three attempts to set the...

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Lydia Maria Child Dies: October 20, 1880

On this day in 1880, Lydia Maria Child, whom abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison called "the...

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Ku Klux Klan Rallies in Worcester: October 19, 1924

On this day in 1924, the largest gathering of the Ku Klux Klan ever held in New England took...

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Town Meeting Auctions Poor Woman to Lowest Bidder: October 18, 1786

On this day in 1786, Malden's selectmen put up for "vendue" Mary Degresha, who was unable to...

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Mashpee Indians Sue for Recognition: October 17, 1978

On this day in 1978, a trial began on Cape Cod to determine whether the Mashpee Indians met the...

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Boston Dentist Demonstrates Ether: October 16, 1846

On this day in 1846, a crowd gathered in the operating theater at Massachusetts General Hospital....

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Indian Rights Activist Born in Amherst: October 15, 1830

On this day in 1830, an Amherst College professor and his wife rejoiced at the safe delivery of...

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Margaret Marshall Appointed to Supreme Judicial Court: October 14, 1999

On this day in 1999, Margaret Marshall became the first woman appointed Chief Justice of the...

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Framingham Disassembles Meetinghouse: October 13, 1735

On this day in 1735, Framingham's town meeting voted to "give the old meeting house frame" to...

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Boston Doctors Use First Iron Lung: October 12, 1928

On this day in 1928, Children's Hospital in Boston was the scene of the first use of an "iron...

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Utopians Purchase Brook Farm: October 11, 1841

On this day in 1841, a group of Boston-area utopians purchased Brook Farm in West Roxbury. The...

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"Snow Hurricane" Hits Massachusetts: October 10, 1804

On this day in 1804, a "snow hurricane" struck Massachusetts. The storm began with winds so...

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Roger Williams Banished: October 9, 1635

On this day in 1635, Puritan minister Roger Williams was found guilty of spreading "newe &...

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Balloonist Takes First Aerial Photograph: October 8, 1860

On this day in 1860, Boston newspapers carried an advertisement for an extraordinary event:...

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Duxbury Dedicates Standish Monument: October 7, 1872

On this day in 1872, a crowd of 10,000 climbed to the top of Captain's Hill in Duxbury to watch...

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New Bedford Strikers Cast Vote: October 6, 1928

On this day in 1928, after a bitter six-month strike, the members of New Bedford's Textile...

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Shoppers' World Launches Mall Era: October 5, 1951

On this day in 1951, Shoppers' World in Framingham opened for business. The first suburban...

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Northampton Dedicates Sojourner Truth Statue: October 4, 2002

On this day in 2002, a statue was installed in Florence, a village of Northampton, to honor...

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