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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: National Park Service - Places of World War II History in Springfield, MA.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 13, 2024
	Map added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 23, 2023
	Population data updated.	World Data Editors	Nov 15, 2021
	Add new Web site: Maps of World - Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.	Surabhi Sinha	Jul 25, 2013
	Population data updated.	Kenneth Pletcher	Aug 25, 2011
	Add new Web site: Official Site of of the City of Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.	Darshana Das	Feb 08, 2011
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 23, 2002
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jan 12, 2000
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 04, 1999