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The Boston Bruins NHL hockey team has won the Stanley Cup championship six times, in the 1928–29, 1938–39, 1940–41, 1969–70, 1971–72, and 2010–11 seasons. The Bruins have made the Stanley Cup Finals 20 times and are tied with the Chicago Blackhawks for the fourth-most number of Stanley Cup wins. Founded in 1924, the Boston Bruins are one of the Original Read more...
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The Boston Celtics basketball team has reached the NBA Finals 22 times and won the championship 17 times. Their most recent appearance in the best-of-seven playoff series was the 2022 NBA Finals when the Golden State Warriors defeated the Celtics by 4-2. The last time the Boston Celtics won the championship was the 2008 NBA Finals when they defeated the Read more...
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, or WHOI, is an American private, non-profit marine science research facility that undertakes studies of the physical, chemical, and biological features of the ocean environment. It was established in 1930 on Cape Cod, in the village of Woods Hole near Falmouth, Massachusetts, from where it operates laboratories, oceangoing research vessels, and runs marine science post-doctoral research Read more...
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The Tobin Bridge carries US Route 1 over the Mystic River between Chelsea and the Charlestown area of Boston, Massachusetts. Officially named the Maurice J Tobin Memorial Bridge, it is sometimes informally called the Mystic River Bridge, its original name until 1967. The double-deck cantilevered truss bridge carries southbound traffic into Boston on its upper level and Chelsea-bound traffic going Read more...
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Two life-size bronze sculptures of Indian rhinoceroses flank the entrance to Harvard’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Sculpted by Katherine Lane Weems and unveiled on May 12th, 1937, the 3-ton rhinos, affectionately named Bessie and Victoria, overlook the internal courtyard of the Bio Labs buildings. Weems was also responsible for the ornate carvings on the entrance doors and the Read more...