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