19 mars 1628 - Founding of Massachusetts Bay Colony

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The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established in 1630 by Puritan settlers seeking to escape religious persecution in England, led by John Winthrop. It quickly became the largest and most influential of the New England colonies, characterized by a strict Puritanical society and the notion of a "city upon a hill" as envisioned in Winthrop's famous sermon, emphasizing moral duty and community.