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  Springfield, Hampden%, Massachusetts, United States  

 

Springfield, Hampden%, Massachusetts, United States Timeline

1835
17 Aug:  Solymon Merrick patents an adjustable wrench.DATAMP PatentYogi
1891
21 Dec:  James Naismith, a physical education instructor at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, introduces a new game to his class, basket ball.HoopHall MassMoments
1892
15 Jan:  The first rules of basketball are published by Dr. James Naismith.USAB OCLC
19 Apr:  Charles Duryea becomes the first American to build and sell a gasoline-powered automobile.Hemmings DPL
1895
11 Jun:  The first U. S. patent for a gasoline-driven automobile by a U. S. inventor was issued to Charles E. Duryea of the Duryea Motor Wagon Co. in Springfield.USNA HFM
1936
21 Mar:  Snow melt and ice blocks causes flooding along the Connecticut River Valley saving the worst for Springfield, Massachusetts.MassMoments USNI
1938
21 Sep:  The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 slams into Long Island and southern New England.NOAA NEHS
1968
17 Feb:  The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.HoopHall ESPN
2002
31 May:  The memorial to Dr. Suess is unveiled in his hometown, Springfield, Massachusetts.MassMoments SM
2003
14 Aug:  A major power outage darkens parts of the northeast United States and Canada.SA W I R E D