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