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Note: Dick and I were on the same page this morning about “Bunker Hill” – posting about Nathaniel Philbrick’s take on Bunker Hill. My husband Bill Sweeney just finished the Philbrick book and had lots of good things to say. I’m suggesting this Smithsonian article as a place to start your…
Read More »Reminder for next GLAD Meeting This coming SATURDAY! Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday June 15, 2013 at 8:00 AM Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford Please join us at this meeting of area Democrats. Marie Sweeney, GLAD Chair For more information: sweeney133@verizon.net AGENDA: The regular agenda…
Read More »June 11, 1963 ~ President Kennedy delivers his Civil Rights speech from the Oval Office. On June 11, 1963 President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech on radio and television in which he proposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The address transformed civil rights from a legal issue to a…
Read More »Today is the 35th anniversary of the signing of the legislation creating the Lowell National Historical Park. It was exciting and interesting to have been a part of the local efforts to make this happen. I was a member of the Board and later president of the Lowell Museum where…
Read More »[youtube]5mDppq5wGzc[/youtube] Here’s a video from Derek Mitchell who is running for the Lowell City Council.
Read More »More than 150 Greater Lowell supporters of Ed Markey’s campaign for US Senate gathered today at Hookslide Kelly’s in downtown Lowell for what must be considered one of the most memorable political events in recent city history. Joining Markey on stage and speaking to the crowd were US Senator Elizabeth…
Read More »Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and State Senator Eileen Donoghue will join US Senate candidate Ed Markey for a rally in Lowell tomorrow (Saturday, June 1) at 4pm at Hookslide Kelly’s at 19 Merrimack Street. With the election on June 25, there are only a couple of weeks to…
Read More »On this day – May 29, 1917 – John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Joseph and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy. John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy – often referred to by his initials JFK – was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.…
Read More »Today MassMoments reminds us that on May 28, 1863 the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry – gathered on the Boston Common then paraded in review by the State House as they began their way South. This first black regiment from the North had orders to proceed to Beaufort, South Carolina and…
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