MASSACHUSETTS TIMELINE By niyas Dec 16, 1773 colonist rebel with the boston tea party Feb 6, 1788 Massachusetts becomes the 6th state Mar 20, 1793 Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin Oct 28, 1793 Eli Whitney creates the cotton gin Mar 4, 1797 John Adams becomes the 2nd president of the US Mar 15, 1820 Maine leaves Massachusetts to become a state Mar 4, 1825 John Quincy Adams became the 6th president Jul 5, 1852 fredrick douglas gives his famous 4th of july speech Period: Apr 13, 1903 to Apr 13, 2013 the boston red sox win the world series 1903,1912,1915,1916,1918,2004,2007,2013 Aug 2, 1923 Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president Nov 8, 1960 John F Kennedy became the 35th president Jan 20, 1989 George H W Bush became the 41st president Jan 4, 2006 Deval Patrick became Massachusetts' first african american governor
