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 In 1903, Boston hosted the inaugural World Series. The Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3.[([[https://thisgreatgame.com/1903-baseball-history/|thisgreatgame]])]
+===== Educated Workforce =====
+Massachusetts has one of the best educated workforces in the country. One in every three persons holds a bachelor's degree or above.[([[https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/massachusetts-bachelors-degrees-half-workforce-most-educated/|cbsnews]])]
+===== Deborah Samson =====
+Deborah Samson, the state heroine of Massachusetts, disguised a masculine identity to fight in the Revolutionary War.[([[https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Deborah-Samson/335509|britannica]])]
+===== Fig Newton =====
+Newton, Massachusetts inspired the name of the Fig Newton.[([[https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-fig-newton-day-january-16/|nationaldaycalendar]])]
+===== Boston Lighthouse =====
+The Boston Lighthouse was the first in the United States to be erected.[([[https://www.nps.gov/places/boston-light.htm|nps]])]
+===== Boston Latin School =====
+The Boston Latin School, America's first public school, founded in 1635.[([[https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/first-public-school-america/|nationalgeographic]])]
+===== State Hero =====
+In 1996, Massachusetts designated Johnny Appleseed as its state hero.[([[https://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm|sec]])]
+===== Benjamin Franklin =====
+Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1706. In 1996, Johnny Appleseed was named the state hero.[([[https://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm|ushistory]])]
+===== State Cat =====
+The tabby cat is the official state cat of Massachusetts.[([[https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/massachusetts/state-dog-cat-state-mammal/tabby-cat|statesymbolsusa]])]
+===== Boston Commons =====
+Boston Commons, founded in 1634, was the first public park in the United States.[([[https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/trail-sites/boston-common|thefreedomtrail]])]
+===== Christmas Ban =====
+Christmas was previously prohibited in Massachusetts by the Puritans.[([[https://www.mass.gov/news/massachusetts-law-banning-christmas|mass]])]
+===== Boston Library =====
+The Boston Public Library was the country's first public library.[([[https://www.bpl.org/about-the-bpl/|bpl]])]
+===== Boston Tea Party =====
+During the Boston Tea Party, colonists destroyed an estimated 19 million cups of tea.[([[https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-party-damage|bostonteapartyship]])]
+===== Boston Terrier =====
+The Boston terrier was the first purebred dog in America.[([[https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/boston-terrier/|akc]])]
+===== First Site Of Thanksgiving =====
+The pilgrims' existence in the New World appeared dreary after a long, bitter winter in 1620. They were able to produce and have enough food to live through the winter months thanks to the assistance of the Wampanoag Native People. In order to express their thanks, the pilgrims observed the first Thanksgiving in 1621. For many years, it would not become an annual custom, but you may still visit a shrine to remember the first Thanksgiving.[([[https://www.mass.gov/news/thanksgiving-in-massachusetts-history|mass]])]
+===== Paul Revere Midnight Ride =====
+North American revolt against Britain was in full force in 1775. A message system was set up to warn of the arrival of British forces. It entailed riders delivering critical information to key cities. On April 18, that year, Paul Revere conducted his famous ride to warn Boston residents that troops were approaching. Although being one of several riders, Revere's segment became the most well-known.[([[https://www.paulreverehouse.org/the-real-story/|paulreverehouse]])]

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