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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…
Read More »By 1774 it was clear that the people of the Massachusetts Bay Colony could no longer tolerate the tightened contol imposed by England on the citzenry. Attempts were made by committees and town governements to create a constitution for all in the Colony to live by… the final document was…
Read More »Reminder for next GLAD Meeting TOMORROW! Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday June 16, 2012 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 sweeney133@verizon.net The agenda will include: election of officers; a…
Read More »From the newspaper archives on June 9, 1966… After the Girl Officer tryouts these ladies were victorious: Donna Marie Carroll of Beacon Street was selected as Colonel and Patricia Jean Rappe of Agawam Street was selected as Lt. Colonel. Other Lowell High ladies achieving a GO rank included: Diane Nadeau,…
Read More »There was a lot of speculation in certain media circles this week about possible bullying and arm-twisting of delegates at last week’s Massachusetts Democratic convention. Amid my recent researching pursuits, I came across a reminder of another Mass Dems convention that shows what old-fashioned politicking is all about. Media reports from June…
Read More »President Woodrow Wilson, the 28th U.S. president, is shown playing golf in 1916. He played more golf than any other president, before or since. With the comments from some quarters about the time President Obama spends playing golf, I thought a comparison was in order. After a bit of research I found…
Read More »John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column There is something terribly wrong here. Banks are being paid more for not lending money than they are paying seniors on fixed…
Read More »Matt Malone, SJ A Massachusetts and Greater Lowell connection! I know Matt and couldn’t be more pleased at this appointment. America is powerful voice for Jesuits and for Catholics – it is in a good place in the hands of Matt Malone. (New York, N.Y., June 5, 2012) — For…
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