Trailblazers of Boston: Celebrating Firsts in Education, Black History, and Innovation | 05

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00:00 - Welcome To Boston + OK 00:03:24 - Boston's Educational Pioneers 00:05:46 - Harvard University: America's First College 00:06:12 - MIT and the Spirit of Innovation 00:07:16 - Facebook's Harvard Beginnings 00:07:59 - Boston Public Library: A First in America 00:09:05 - African Meeting House: A Historic Landmark 00:10:00 - Abiel Smith School: Education for African-American Children 00:10:54 - Holmes Alley: A Hidden Gem 00:11:18 - 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment 00:12:55 - Rebecca Davis Lee: First African-American Woman Doctor 00:14:07 - A Roxbury Love Story: Martin and Coretta Scott King 00:16:28 - March on Roxbury: A Civil Rights Milestone 00:18:06 - Boston Common: America's First Public Park 00:18:28 - Phyllis Wheatley and Wanzimus: Pioneers in Literature and Medicine 00:19:22 - Boston's Groundbreaking Innovations 00:20:51 - Alexander Graham Bell and the First Telephone 00:21:05 - Edwin Land and the Polaroid Camera 00:22:35 - Percy Spencer and the Microwave Oven 00:24:02 - Boston's Role in COVID-19 Testing and Vaccines 00:26:16 - Katalin Karikó and mRNA Vaccine Development 00:26:52 - Conclusion and Future of Boston Innovations