Springfield Trivia:

• Springfield is the home of Shays' Rebellion, a key event leading to the Federal Constitutional Convention.
• Springfield is the birthplace of basketball, where in the late 1800s, a physical education teacher invented the sport at the Springfield YMCA to fill the gap between the football and baseball seasons.
• The Baseketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield.
• The first use of interchangeable parts and the assembly line in manufacturing occured in Springfield.