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President Lyndon Johnson signing the Medicare amendment. Former President Harry S. Truman and his wife Bess are on the far right. Truman recieved the first Medicare card. On this day July 30, 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law. Congress created Medicare under Title XVIII of…
Read More »A reprise: MassMoments reminds us that on this day – July 23, 1846 – Henry David Thoreau after walking from his Walden Pond cabin to do an errand – found himself in the Concord town jail for refusing to pay his back taxes. His was just an over-night stay –…
Read More »The official White House portrait of John F. Kennedy by Aaron Shikler On July 10, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts spoke before an NAACP Rally in Los Angeles just before the Democratic National Convention. Here is the text of his remarks: We meet on the eve of a…
Read More »Tonight I attended an informational meeting hosted by David Daly of Daly General Contracting for the benefit of the residents of Westview Road (which runs off of Pine Street and along the first fairway of Mount Pleasant Golf Course). Mr. Daly proposes building 11 new houses at the end of…
Read More »In my weekly appearance on WCAP yesterday morning, Ted Panos asked me about the recent flap about tax bills in Lowell. After making a concerted, and largely successful, effort to keep the city’s budget for FY13 from rising, some were surprised to receive their quarterly tax bills last week and…
Read More »More about Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers as we celebrate “Edith Nourse Rogers Day” in the Commonwealth. From the archive: After serving for 35 years as a Member of Congress representing the Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District, Edith Nourse Rogers died on this day September 10, 1960 – in the midst of…
Read More »As Governor Patrick designates June 30, 2012 “Edith Nourse Rogers Day” – here are some photographic “memories” of Edith Nourse Rogers: Edith Nourse Rogers presides over the House Chamber in the 1920′s image from the Collection of the U. S. House of Representatives. Lowell Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers watching President…
Read More »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…
Read More »President Kennedy’s address to the people of Berlin. Rudolph Wilde Platz, West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany June 26, 1963 (Photo from the John F. Kennedy Library) On this day June 26, 1963, President John F. Kennedy made an historic visit to Berlin – the heart of the Cold War –…
Read More »Jacqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy (Richard Avadon photo) From History.com: On this day [June 24] in 1953, Jacqueline Bouvier and Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy publicly announce their engagement. Kennedy went on to become the 35th president and Jackie, as she was known, became one of the most popular…
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