City in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Its founding is dated to 1637 in what is now the United States. It was part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Bristol district and Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Bristol district. Its population today is about 59,400.
Before and after
- 1636Founding of Springfield
- 1636Founding of Agawam
- 8 September 1636Founding of Harvard University
- 4 October 1636Battle of Wittstock
- 1637Founding of Taunton
- 1637Descartes publishes La Geometrie: algebra meets geometry
- February 1637Tulip mania peaks in Holland
- 1638Construction of Schönbrunn Palace
- from 1638 to 1651Wars of the Three Kingdoms
More in Civilizations & archaeology
- from 1501 to 1736Safavid dynasty
- from 1520 to 1600Mannerism
- from 11 June 1569 to 24 October 1795Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- from 1603 to 1868Edo period
- from 1613 to 1762House of Romanov
- June 1644The Manchus take Beijing and found Qing rule
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.