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Lifelong Learning Lecture: The Revolutionary Legacy of the Free Press

Guest speaker: Dr. Joseph M. Adelman, Professor of History, Framingham State University

Since the ratification of the First Amendment in 1791, the Constitution has promised to safeguard “freedom of the press.” The meaning of the phrase has changed significantly as news media has grown and expanded from the weekly newspapers of the 18th century to the international corporations that own television and internet today. Explore the origins of the “free press” in the American Revolution and how those principles can protect the press today.

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Lifelong Learning Lecture: The Boston Molasses Flood

Guest speaker: Dr. Jon Huibregtse, Professor Emeritus, History, Framingham State University

In January 1919, a molasses storage tank in Boston North End collapsed, flooding the neighborhood with approximately 2 million gallons of molasses. The 25-foot high tidal wave of molasses destroyed buildings, almost knocked over the elevated railroad track, and killed 21 people. Learn the reasons for the tank’s collapse and its aftermath which led to greater regulation of construction and a huge (for the period) civil judgment against the tank’s owner.

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