Town in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Its founding is dated to 1650 in what is now the United States. It was part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Bristol district and Massachusetts Senate's Second Bristol and Plymouth district. Its population today is about 34,000.
Before and after
- from 1 May 1648 to 27 September 1669Siege of Candia
- 26 May 1648Battle of Korsuń
- from 12 July 1648 to 15 August 1648Recapture of Angola
- 24 October 1648Peace of Westphalia
- 1650Founding of Dartmouth
- 11 February 1650Death of René Descartes
- 14 November 1650Birth of William III of England
- from 28 June 1651 to 30 June 1651Battle of Berestechko
- 3 September 1651Battle of Worcester
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The era
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