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- 1950:
Gabriel Piemonte becomes the first Italian-American President of the
Boston City Council.
- 1952:
Rocky Marciano of Brockton, Massachusetts becomes world's heavyweight
boxing champion. Marciano retires undefeated in 1956.
- 1956:
Foster Furcolo is elected Massachusetts' first Italian-American Governor.
The Boston Globe headline for November 7, 1956 states "FURCOLO
WALKS IN." "It makes little difference whether you win by half a length
or a length." was Mr. Furcolo's comment in regard to his 104,900 vote
winning margin over Whittier.
- 1963-65:
Francis X. Bellotti served as first Italian-American Lieutenant Governor
of the Commonwealth.
- 1965-69:
Governor John Volpe served as the second Italian-American Governor
of the Commonwealth. On January 2 Richard M. Nixon appoints Volpe
United States Secretary of Transportation. Volpe subsequently serves
as United States Ambassador to Italy.
- 1977:
August 23, Governor Michael Dukakis declares 23 August as Nicola Sacco
and Bartolomeo Vanzetti Memorial Day stating "The atmosphere of their
trial and appeals was permeated by prejudice against foreigners and
hostility toward unorthodox political views Ö and the conduct of many
officials involved in the case sheds serious doubts on their willingness
and ability to prosecution and trial fairly."
- 1993:
Thomas A. Menino, of Hyde Park, becomes Boston's first Italian-American
Mayor. He is reelected in 1997 without opposition, the first Mayor
in modern times to enjoy that distinction.
- 1995:
February 14, Rosaria Salerno was elected as the first woman and the
first Italian- American City Clerk of Boston
- 1998:
Somerville Mayor Michael Capuano becomes the first Italian-American
elected to the Eighth Congressional District seat formerly held by
such legendary political figures as James Michael Curley, John Fitgerald
Kennedy, and Thomas P. O'Neill.
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1850-1949
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