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| John F. Kennedy |
"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
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| John Quincy Adams |
| "There are three points of doctrine the belief of which forms the foundation of all morality. The first is the existence of God; the second is the immortality of the human soul;
and the third is a future state of rewards and punishments." |
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| Benjamin Franklin |
| "Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants." |
| Founding Father |
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| John Adams |
"The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: 'It connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity."
July 4, 1821 |
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| Entered the Union: February 6, 1788 (6) |
Capital: Boston |
| State Nicknames: Bay State • Old Colony State • Puritan State • Baked Bean State |
| Origin of Name: From Massachusett Indian tribe meaning "a large hill place" |
| State Motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty) |
| State Flower: Mayflower |
State Tree: American Elm |
| State Dog: Boston Terrier |
State Bird: Chickadee |
| State Dessert: Boston Cream Pie |
State Horse: Morgan |
| State Song: "All Hail to Massachusetts" |
| National Parks: 20 • State Forests: 34 • State Parks: 48 |
| Famous For: Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Island, Boston Symphony, Berklee College of Music, Harvard University |
| Famous Bay Staters: John Adams • John Quincy Adams • John F. Kennedy • George H.W. Bush (Presidents), Samuel Adams (patriot), Susan B. Anthony • Lucy Stone (women suffragists), Clara Barton (American Red Cross founder), E.E. Cummings • Emily Dickinson • Ralph Waldo Emerson (poets), Bette Davis (actress), Benjamin Franklin (statesman, scientist), John Hancock (statesman), Cotton Mather (clergyman), Sharon Christa McAuliffe (teacher, astronaut), Jo Dee Messina (singer), Samuel Morse (painter, inventor), Paul Revere (silversmith, Revolutionary War figure), Norman Rockwell (artist), Dr. Seuss "Theodore Geisel" (author, illustrator), Nathaniel Hawthorne • Edgar Allan Poe • Henry David Thoreau (authors), Barbara Walters (TV commentator), Eli Whitney (inventor) |
Native Animals and Birds: Click on photos of the animals and birds on
this page to find out more about them and to hear the sounds they make. |
| State Fair: Contoocook |
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| Englishman John Cabot sighted the coast of Massachusetts in 1498. In 1605, Samuel de Champlain charted maps of the New England coastline. John Smith sailed up the coast of Massachusetts in 1614. Pilgrims, seeking religious freedom, founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. |
| The Pilgrims suffered greatly their first winter and about half the settlers died. The following year, the Indians taught them how to plant corn and beans. When winter came they had enough food, and better shelter. The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621 and gave thanks to God for delivering them from hardship. |
| As one of the most important of the 13 colonies, Massachusetts became a leader in resisting British oppression. In 1773, the Boston Tea Party protested unjust taxation. The Minute Men started the American Revolution by battling British troops at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. |
| Boston Common became the first public park in 1634. Boston Latin School became the first secondary school in 1635. Harvard, the first college, was founded in 1636. The first post office, free public school and public library were all founded in Boston. The first newspaper, lighthouse, and subway were all started in Boston. The sewing machine was also invented in Boston in 1845. |
| James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield in 1891. He wanted an indoor sport for his PE students during the winter months. William Morgan invented volleyball in Holyoke in 1895. |
| The Morgan Horse descended from a little bay stallion born in West Springfield, MA, in 1789. Named "Figure" by his owner, schoolteacher and singing master, Justin Morgan, he could outrun and outwork any horse in the area. He stood just 14 hands high but excelled in weight-pulling contests and racing, under saddle and in harness. Later, he became known by his master's name, "Justin Morgan". |
| The Boston Terrier was the first purebred dog developed in America (1869); a cross between an English bulldog and an English terrier. |
| Massachusetts Ethnic Roots: Irish 21%, Italian 17.5%, French 12.9%, English 11.4%, German 5.9%. |
| Religion in Massachusetts: 79% Christian (47% Catholic, 31% Protestant, 1% Other), 17% No Relibion, 2% Jewish, 1% Unitarian, 1% Other Religions |
| The Chocolate Chip Cookie was invented in 1930 at the Toll House Restaurant in Whitman. |
| Quincy is home to the first Dunkin Donuts and the first Howard Johnson Motel. |
| Massachusetts' cranberry crop is the nation's second-largest (after Wisconsin). |
| Johnny Appleseed was designated the official folk hero of Massachusetts. Appleseed was born John Chapman and lived from 1775(?)-1845. An American pioneer and hero of folklore, his planting of apple trees from New England to the Ohio River valley earned him his more popular name. |
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April 1
April Fool's Day
is celebrated in various countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes or sending someone on a fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.
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| Arbor Day |
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April 26, 2013
Arbor Day is a national holiday enacted in 1872 to encourage people to plant trees and appreciate all the things trees give us. |
| National Day of Prayer |
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May 2, 2013
National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting all Americans to pray for our nation. It as created in 1952 by Congress and Pres. Harry S. Truman.
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| Mothers Day |
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May 12, 2013
is Mother's Day! It is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May to honor mothers and motherhood. In 1914, Pres. Woodrow Wilson made this an official holiday in the USA.
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| Armed Forces Day |
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May 18, 2013
Armed Forces Day
is a day to pay tribute to the men and women who serve in the five military branches of the United States' armed forces.
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| Pentecost |
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May 19, 2013
Pentecost
is the day the Christian church was born. On the Jewish feast of Pentecost, 40 days after Jesus rose from the dead, he sent the Holy Spirit to fill his disciples with the empowerment of God's presence.
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| Memorial Day |
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May 27, 2013
Memorial Day
is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service
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