1850 - The first National Women's Rights Convention The first National Women's Rights Convention met in Worcester.
1837 - Horace Mann became Secretary of Massachusetts Board of Education Horace Mann became Secretary of Massachusetts Board of Education
1828 - Free masonry Henry Dana Ward wrote Free masonry: its pretensions exposed in faithful extracts of its standard authors.
1847 - History of the town of Shrewsbury Andrew Henshaw Ward wrote History of the town of Shrewsbury.
1938 - Statue of Artemas Ward erected in Washington, D.C. Statue of Artemas Ward erected in Washington, D.C.