Human Interest

Plymouth, Massachusetts is the site where the passengers of the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, are said to have built the country’s first colony in 1620. Efforts to locate exactly where that colony was however, have been unsuccessful, until now. Archeologists with the University of Massachusetts Boston have found items they believe were part of the original …

"The city of Boston, Massachusetts is synonymous with American history! Almost 400 years have passed since the first group of English Puritans set foot on the small peninsula they named "Boston" and built into one of America's biggest and best cities. With the Boston Marathon just having taken place yesterday, April 18, 2016, it is interesting to note that today, April 19, 1897 dates the very first of the world's most celebrated road race.

1897 First Boston Marathon

On April 19, 1897, the first Boston Marathon is run in Boston, Massachusetts. John J. McDermott of New York ran the 24.5-mile course of the all-male event in a winning time of 2:55:10. The first modern marathon was held at the 1896 Olympics in Athens."