| Famous People of Boston |
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President John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, MA in 1917. He was president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. His great grandparents Patrick and Bridget Kennedy were born in Ireland and came to the U.S. because of the potato famine. |
| His father was an ambassador and his father-in-law was "Honey" Fitzgerald, the mayor of Boston. His brothers Edward Kennedy and Robert Kennedy worked in government and wanted to be president. |  |
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James Michael Curley was the Mayor of
Boston from 1914 to 1930! He was also Governor of Massachusetts.
His great grandparents were Irish. |
| Christa
McAuliffe was the first teacher in space. She died in 1986 when
the Challenger space shuttle exploded. |
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Thomas Menino is the mayor of Boston
now. His grandparents came here from Italy. |
| Michael Dukakis was the Governor of
Massachusetts. His grandparents were born in Greece. He also
tried to be United States President. |
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Leonard Nimoy is an actor famous as Mr. Spock on Star Trek
movies and TV shows. His parents were born in Russia. |
| Mary
Antin was born in 1881 in Polotsk, Russia. She came to Boston when she was 13. At 15 years old, her poem was in the Boston Herald. In 1912 she wrote a book about
her life as an immigrant called "The Promised Land". |
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Elie Wiesel is a writer, teacher, and
speaker. He was born in Romania in 1928. He won the Nobel Prize in 1986. |
| Cheung Imm Tan was born in Malaysia. She is a minister and speaker. |
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 | Yo-Yo
Ma is a musician, conductor, and composer. He plays cello.
He was born in 1955 in Paris, France. For pictures and music, go to http://yo-yoma.com. |
| An
Wang was born in China in 1920. He had a very big computer
company. He came to Boston in the 1930's. |
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Marie Saint Fleur was born in Haiti. She is a State Representative in the Massachusetts State House. |
| Pedro Martinez was born on October 25, 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic. He is a famous baseball player for the Boston Red Sox. | |
Canadian
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Bobby Orr is a famous hockey player. He was born on March 20, 1948 in Ontario, Canada. He plays for the Boston Bruins. |
Scottish
| Alexander Graham Bell came to Boston from Scotland. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He made the first telephone in 1876. |  |
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