American politician Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill is born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. O'Neill represented Massachusetts in the House of Representatives from 1953 to 1987, where he later served as its Speaker from 1977 to 1987.
Year
1912
Date of Event
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