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The History of Massachusetts Blog is a blog about the history of the Bay State by Rebecca Beatrice Brooks @rbeatricebrooks
On this day in 1694, Abenaki warriors attack Groton, Massachusetts massmoments.org/moment-details…
On this day in 1864, John Wilkes Booth meets with his fellow conspirators at the Parker House Hotel in Boston to hatch a plan to kidnap Abraham Lincoln historyofmassachusetts.org/boston-in-the-…
On this day in 1956, two ocean liners, the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm, collide off the coast of Nantucket and the Andrea Doria sinks massmoments.org/moment-details…
The Lenox Historical Commission pauses demolition of this 1870s home berkshireeagle.com/news/central_b…
On this day in 1920, the Ponzi scheme begins to unravel in Boston massmoments.org/moment-details…
On this day in 1925, the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem opens its doors to the public historyofmassachusetts.org/hawthorne-hote…
On this day, Henry David Thoreau spends a night in jail for refusing to pay a poll tax historyofmassachusetts.org/henry-david-th…
Lost and buried treasure in Massachusetts historyofmassachusetts.org/buried-treasur…
On this day in 1918, a German submarine U-156 attacks Nauset Beach, in Orleans, Massachusetts massmoments.org/moment-details…
On this day in 1591, Anne Hutchinson is born in Alford, England historyofmassachusetts.org/anne-hutchinso…
On this day in 1605, French explorer Samuel de Champlain visits Plymouth Harbor historyofmassachusetts.org/explorers-mass…
On this day in 1692, Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe and Sarah Wildes are hanged during the Salem Witch Trials historyofmassachusetts.org/salem-witch-tr…
Summer is a great time to explore the many historic sites in Salem historyofmassachusetts.org/salem-historic…
On this day in 1745, Colonel Timothy Pickering was born in the Pickering House in Salem, Mass historyofmassachusetts.org/pickering-hous…
On this day in 1605, French explorer Samuel de Champlain visits Boston Harbor and the harbor islands historyofmassachusetts.org/explorers-mass…
On this day in 1952, the Coast Guard spots unidentified flying objects over Winter Island in Salem, Mass saucerco.com/blogs/saucer-e…
On this day in 1605, French explorer Samuel de Champlain visits Cape Ann in northern Massachusetts historyofmassachusetts.org/explorers-mass…
On this day in 1863, the Boston Draft Riots occur on Prince Street in the North End historyofmassachusetts.org/boston-in-the-…
On this day in 1846, the Great Fire of 1846 nearly destroys Nantucket massmoments.org/moment-details…
On this day in 1896, Revere Beach becomes the first public beach in America massmoments.org/moment-details…