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Colonists rebel with the Boston Tea Party.
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The Revolutionary War begins with battles in Concord and Lexington
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Massachusetts becomes the 6th state.
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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin
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Maine separates from Massachusetts to become a state.
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John F Kennedy is elected the 35th U.S. president; Cape Cod National Seashore is established.
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The Boston Red Sox win the world series!
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Massachusetts elects Deval Patrick as first African American governor.
