Former Massachusetts attorney general Edward Brooke (pictured) became the first African American to be elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.

Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west.
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History (9)

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijani forces defeated the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh at the Battle of Shusha, reclaiming the town of Shusha after 28 years.On this day, 2020 · Wikipedia, On this day
The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by the French president Emmanuel Macron and then-crown prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.On this day, 2017 · Wikipedia, On this day
Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Visayas region of the Philippines, killing at least 6,300 people, making it the deadliest Philippine typhoon recorded in modern history.On this day, 2013 · Wikipedia, On this day
German newspaper Der Spiegel publishes a report by the Federal Intelligence Service accusing figures in Liechtenstein of cooperating with organized crime.On this day, 1999 · Wikipedia, On this day
A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb exploded during a Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, killing 12 people and injuring 63 others.On this day, 1987 · Wikipedia, On this day
British peer Lord Lucan disappeared without a trace, a day after allegedly murdering Sandra Rivett, his children's nanny.On this day, 1974 · Wikipedia, On this day
The English rock group Led Zeppelin released their fourth album, which became one of the best-selling albums worldwide.On this day, 1971 · Wikipedia, On this day
Former Massachusetts attorney general Edward Brooke (pictured) became the first African American to be elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.On this day, 1966 · Wikipedia, On this day
The Washington times, Washington [D.C.]100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America

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Tinto BrassDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
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... that Swiss painter Rolf Knie learned perspective drawing from comedian Emil Steinberger while working as a circus clown?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that a former hub of the U.S. conservative movement caught fire on the night that Donald Trump was first elected president?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
... that Thomaïs of Lesbos was one of the few Byzantine female saints who achieved sainthood as a married laywoman?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
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