State Library of Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Firsts
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Introduction
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Government and Civic
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First Planned Town in English North America
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The First Post Office in America, Boston 1639
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First Thanksgiving Proclamation
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First Known Printed Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving
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First Newspaper Published in the Colonies
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Facsimile of the only issue of the newspaper
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First Regularly-issued American Newspaper
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The Boston News-letter
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First Native-born Professional Architect
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First Public Pool
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First Community to Change its Name to Honor Benjamin Franklin
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First Voter-Ratified State Constitution
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First Dedicated Law Enforcement Agency in the Nation
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First Large Free Municipal Library Established in the United States
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First Statewide Police Force in the Nation
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First State Library Agency in the Country
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First State to Legalize Same-sex Marriage
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Technology
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Labels PRINTING
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First Typewriter with Horizontal Paper Carriage
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First Sawing Machine with Lockstitch
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First Telephone Demonstration
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First Transformer Demonstration
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First Transatlantic Message
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First Wireless Broadcast
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First Modern Analog Computer
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First Electromechanical Computer
