Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 - November 4, 2001) was a politician from the state of Massachusetts. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ...

Boland was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Boston College and was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1934 and he served in the United States Army during World War II. Boland was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1952. Boland's most famous work as a Congressman was the 1982 Boland Amendment, which blocked further funding of the Contras in Nicaragua after the CIA had supervised acts of sabotage without notifying Congress. Boland lived in an apartment with Tip O'Neill until 1977 and he married at the age of 62, fathering four children. Boland retired from the House in 1988. Nickname: City of Homes Location in Massachusetts Founded  -Incorporated May 14, 1636   County Hampden County Mayor Charles Ryan (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 86. ... Boston College is a private university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boland Amendment was an amendment to the House Appropriations Bill of 1982, which was attached as something known as a Barnacle Bill, or provision that would not be expected to pass on its own merit, to the Defense Appropriations Act of 1983. ... The Contras (short for contrarrevolucionarios, a Spanish term meaning counter-revolutionaries) were the armed opponents of Nicaraguas Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction following the July 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle and the ending of the Somoza familys 43-year rule. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is one of the American foreign intelligence agencies, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Seal of the Congress. ... Thomas Philip ONeill, Jr. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...