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Meetings were held to move the entire company
Held a series of meetings in Cambridge where they voted to take advantage of this omission and move the entire company to New England -
Granted a charter by Charles I
The company was granted a charter by Charles I, on March 4, 1629, to officially engage in trade in New England -
Puritans left for Boston
Puritans led by John Winthrop, left their homes in Boston, England and gathered at a dock in Southampton to set sail for the New World -
Massachusetts was founded
Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the Massachusetts Bay Company during the Great Puritan Migration -
Salem Witchcraft Trials
19 people were hanged at Gallows Hill in 1692 for worshiping the devil and practicing witchcraft, and close to 200 others were similarly accused -
First American Lighthouse
first American lighthouse was built in the Boston Harbor -
Boston Massacre
Five colonists died including Crispus Attucks -
First flag was raised
first flag of the United American Colonies was raised -
Massachusetts joined in the rebellion
The Massachusetts Colony was an English Colony until it joined in the rebellion against Great Britain in 1776 -
Game of basketball invented
Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in December 1891 as a way to occupy his students indoors during the cold winter months. -
Volleyball was invented
Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in Holyoke. -
Boston subway
The first subway is invented in Boston -
Marshmallow Fluff invented
The sweet treat Marshmallow Fluff was invented in Union Square, Somerville -
FIRST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE
The chocolate chip cookie was reportedly invented at the Toll House Restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts. -
Cookie named official cookie of commonwealth
The chocolate chip cookie was designated the official cookie of the commonwealth.
