Massachusetts Firsts
The first coffeehouse in America was opened in 1676 by John Sparry in Boston, according to When in Boston by Jim Vrabel.
The poem "Now I lay me down to sleep" was published in Boston in what was reportedly the first schoolbook in the colonies.
The big-eyed, compact, black-and-white dogs known as Boston Terriers trace their roots to Beacon Hill.
The birthplace of free, public education on this side of the Atlantic is Dorchester, now part of Boston.
The term gerrymander - which means restructuring a voting district to favor a party or candidate - was coined in 1812.
The founder of Gillette came up with the idea of a disposable razor while traveling on business in the Boston area.
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