Town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. Its founding is dated to 1703 in what is now the United States. It was part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampshire district and Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district. Its population today is about 39,300.
Before and after
- 1701Founding of Yale University
- from 18 January 1701 to 9 November 1918Kingdom of Prussia
- from March 1701 to September 1714War of the Spanish Succession
- 27 November 1701Birth of Anders Celsius
- 1703Founding of Amherst
- 16 May 1703Founding of Saint Petersburg
- 1704Founding of Gibraltar
- 13 August 1704Battle of Blenheim
- 28 October 1704Death of John Locke
More in Civilizations & archaeology
- c. 1500Modern period
- from 15th century to 18th centuryEarly modern period
- from 1525 to 1947Prussia
- from 1526 to 1857Mughal Empire
- from 1543 to 1687Scientific Revolution
- from 1616 to 1912Qing dynasty
The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 18th century.