City in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Its founding is dated to 1640 in what is now the United States. It was part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Bristol district and Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Bristol district. Its population today is about 101,100.
Before and after
- 5 September 1638Birth of Louis XIV of France
- 1639Discovery of Golden Horns of Gallehus
- 22 December 1639Birth of Jean Racine
- 1640Founding of Chicopee
- 1640Founding of New Bedford
- 1640Founding of Haverhill
- 1640Founding of Malden
- 1640Founding of Woburn
- 26 March 1640Founding of University of Helsinki
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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 17th century.