Articles by Steven Gilchrist

USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee display. Fall River, MA. -  September 11, 2021, marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that occurred in New York City, Washington,  D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The 9/11 attacks were the deadliest terrorist act in world history. The attacks took the lives of 2,977 people who represented 78 countries. More than 6,000 people were injured in the attacks. The victims of the attacks ranged from ages 2 to 85 years old. In Fall River, Massachusetts, there is a memorial dedicated to the 94 Massachusetts residents who died from the September 11th terrorist attacks. In 2002, the Memorial was established by legislation signed by then-Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift. Massachusetts State Representative Robert Correia of Fall River sponsored the legislation to create the Memorial.  Massachusetts victims of 9/11/2001 There is a quote from a statement delivered by U.S. president George W. Bush on the day of the 9/11 attacks which reads

Boston, MA. - Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr. (May 12, 1850 - November 9, 1924) was an American historian and politician from Massachusetts. During his time as an elected official, Lodge served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, and he also served as a U.S. Senator from 1893 until his death in 1924. Henry Cabot Lodge statue - Boston, MA. Henry Cabot Lodge bust - Boston, MA. There is a statue dedicated to Lodge outside of the Massachusetts State House. There is an inscription on the bottom of the statue which reads: "To Henry Cabot Lodge: 1850 - 1924, statesman and scholar, whose leadership was of lasting service to his countrymen." There is also a bust of Henry Cabot Lodge inside of the Massachusetts State House.