History

June 30th is Edith Nourse Rogers Day

Governor Deval Patrick has just proclaimed June 30th as Edith Nourse Rogers Day in Massachusetts. Rogers was the member of Congress who represented Greater Lowell from 1925 until her death in 1961. Though a Republican, she was a strong supporter of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal but she is best known…

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John F. Kennedy Goes Home ~ Days in Ireland

President John F. Kennedy stands in an open car while a large crowd cheers as the President’s motorcade passes through Cork, Ireland.  June 29, 1963 With today’s meeting of Queen Elizabeth and former IRA leader Martin McGuiness now part of history, it seems appropriate to remember another historic visit to Ireland that…

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