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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 red seat
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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 would involve water. But the Great Molasses Flood holds that unsavory honor. Molasses can be distilled into rum or industrial alcohol, and the Purity Distilling Co. built a
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This week in New England history: May 16-22
A list of significant dates in New England history: May 19
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The most important woman in the history of Massachusetts?
Uninspired by the presidential race? This past weekend brought an emphatic reminder that some of the most consequential lives are led by those who are never elected to political office. The reminder came in the form of the obituaries for Barbara Anderson, who for 35 years was executive director of
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