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  2. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Wikipedia

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    The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around the Massachusetts Bay, one of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

  3. Public employee pension plans in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Federal Employees Retirement System - covers approximately 2.44 million full-time civilian employees (as of Dec 2005). [2]Retired pay for U.S. Armed Forces retirees is, strictly speaking, not a pension but instead is a form of retainer pay. U.S. military retirees do not vest into a retirement system while they are on active duty; eligibility for non-disability retired pay is solely based upon ...

  4. First Mass in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Some Filipino historians have long contested the idea that Limasawa was the site of the first Catholic mass in the country. [27] Historian Sonia Zaide identified Masao (also Mazaua) in Butuan as the location of the first Christian mass. [14] The basis of Zaide's claim is the diary of Antonio Pigafetta, chronicler of

  5. The Icon Museum and Study Center - Wikipedia

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    The Icon Museum and Study Center is a non-profit art museum (formerly the Museum of Russian Icons) located in Clinton, Massachusetts, United States. The collection includes more than 1,000 Russian icons and related artifacts, making it one of the largest private collections of Russian icons outside of Russia and the largest in North America.

  6. Acushnet Center, Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Acushnet Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Acushnet in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,030 at the 2020 census, [ 2 ] which was 28.7% of the population of the entire town.

  7. 2024 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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    The 2024 United States Senate election in Massachusetts will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 3, 2024. [1] Incumbent Senator Elizabeth Warren was first elected in 2012, defeating incumbent Republican Scott Brown.

  8. Reduced mass - Wikipedia

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    In the computation, one mass can be replaced with the reduced mass, if this is compensated by replacing the other mass with the sum of both masses. The reduced mass is frequently denoted by μ {\displaystyle \mu } ( mu ), although the standard gravitational parameter is also denoted by μ {\displaystyle \mu } (as are a number of other physical ...

  9. List of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2]