City in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Its founding is dated to 1850 in what is now the United States. It was part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Hampden district and Massachusetts Senate's Second Hampden and Hampshire district. It was founded by George C. Ewing and The Boston Associates. Its population today is about 50,100.
Before and after
- 15 June 1849Death of James K. Polk
- 26 September 1849Birth of Ivan Pavlov
- 7 October 1849Death of Edgar Allan Poe
- 17 October 1849Death of Frédéric Chopin
- 1850Founding of Holyoke
- 19th centuryPublication of Carmen
- 19th centuryPublication of Rigoletto
- 1850Publication of David Copperfield
- from 1850 to 1940Rise of first-wave feminism
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The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.