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State flag of Massachusetts Location of Massachusetts on the U.S. map. This is a list of people who were born in/raised in, lived in, or have significant relations with the American state of Massachusetts. It includes both notable people born in the Commonwealth, and other notable people who are from the Commonwealth.
James Michael Curley – Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts Governor, and U.S. Representative [69] Jane Curtin – actress and comedian [70] Johnny Curtis – professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE [citation needed] Thomas Curtis (1873–1944) – athlete; Richard Cushing – Archbishop of Boston and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church ...
Marathon: 2:49:56 [3] Marilyn Bevans was the first sub-three-hour, African-American female marathon runner, and the first national-class black female American marathoner. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She came in second place at the 1973 Maryland Marathon with a time of 3:31:45, and again came in second at the 1977 Boston Marathon , where she ran 2:51:12.
Nine landmarks: Don't miss these sights on the Boston Marathon route Franklin. 25032. Madison Aylett, 3029650. Sofiya Baran, 2525264. Samantha Beers, 3719811. Mary ...
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. Kathrine Switzer signed photos and books for some of her fans near Hogan's Fountain in Cherokee Park on Thursday afternoon.
Exeter's Dawn Ebbetts ran the Boston Marathon on Monday in a time of 3 hours, 46 minutes, 02 seconds, placing her first in the women's 70-to-74 age group.
The film features Marilyn Bevans, who became the first African American woman to run a sub-three-hour marathon [21] at the Boston Marathon, [22] as well as Samia Akbar, Michele Bush-Cuke, Sika Henry, Michele Tiff-Hill, Ingrid Walters and Shawanna White, who also ran sub-three-hour marathons and were all inducted into the National Black Distance ...
At the Boston Marathon, the pre-sanctioned era comprised the years from 1966 through 1971, when women, who under AAU rules could not compete in the Men's Division, ran and finished the race. In 1996 the B.A.A. retroactively recognized as champions the women who finished first in the Pioneer Women's Division Marathon for the years 1966–1971.