City in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its founding is dated to 1634 in what is now the United States. It was part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Middlesex district and Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Middlesex district. Its population today is about 65,200.
Before and after
- 14 October 1633Birth of James II of England
- 1634Founding of Braintree
- 1634Founding of Attleboro
- from 1634 to 1637Tulip mania
- 1634Founding of Waltham
- from 5 September 1634 to 6 September 1634Battle of Nördlingen
- 18 July 1635Birth of Robert Hooke
- 1636Founding of Springfield
- 1636Founding of Agawam
More in Civilizations & archaeology
- from 1501 to 1736Safavid dynasty
- from 1520 to 1600Mannerism
- from 1603 to 1868Edo period
- from 1613 to 1762House of Romanov
- June 1644The Manchus take Beijing and found Qing rule
- 1748Excavations begin at Pompeii
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.