Historical figures in Massachusetts

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1839 to 1999. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Charles Dickens and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Charles Dickens

   in 1842

   1 moment here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

   in 1896

   1 moment here

   Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

3. Henry David Thoreau

   in 1839

   1 moment here

   American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher associated with transcendentalism. Thoreau lived chiefly in and around Concord, Massachusetts,…

4. John McCain

   in 1999

   1 moment here

   John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…

5. Ronald Reagan

   in 1980

   1 moment here

   American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

Moments

1. 1839 Concord and Merrimack river voyage Henry David Thoreau
2. 1842 Inspects Lowell's mills Charles Dickens
3. 1896 Enters Groton School Franklin Delano Roosevelt
4. 1980 Debates in Nashua Ronald Reagan
5. 1999 Presidential-campaign launch in Nashua John McCain

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