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Boston’s 10 most outlandish historical moments
Fact is stranger than fiction! Enjoy these odd (but true!) landmark events in Boston's history: No. 1: Fenway's…
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No. 10: A Boston execution paved the way for the First Amendment
Mary Dyer was executed in Boston in 1660. Dyer was a Quaker spiritual leader who became a martyr. She refused to obey…
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No. 9: The first ring of spies in the colonies began in Boston
The Boston coppersmith Paul Revere, while famous for his midnight ride, was also part of a ring of spies called the "…
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No. 8: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
OK, he wasn't exactly from Boston, but John Adams (along with his second-cousin Samuel Adams) was among the most famous…
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No. 7: ‘Little Women’ author Alcott spent part of her childhood in a utopian community
Louisa May Alcott is famous for her novels, such as "Little Women," but her father, Amos Bronson Alcott, was well-known…
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No. 6: Boston’s deadliest flood
Since Boston is essentially a boggy peninsula in the Atlantic, you'd probably think the city's worst flood disaster…