Springfield, Massachusetts Timeline of Events

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Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern Mill River. As of the 2010 Census, the city's population was 153,060...

Timeline of Events

1891

9.20.1891

The first gasoline-powered car debuts in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.

1892

1.20.1892

At the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, the first official basketball game is played.

4.19.1892

Charles Duryea claims to have driven the first automobile in the United States, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1968

2.17.1968

In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.