1-833-933-4TFD
1. In 1773, Samuel Adams delivered a speech to the Massachusetts House of Representatives denouncing the recently passed Tea Act, which led to the Boston Tea Party later that year.
2. In 1906, the Boston Theatre, one of the city's most popular playhouses, was destroyed in a fire that killed nine people.
3. In 1920, a molasses tank in Boston's North End ruptured, flooding the streets and killing 21 people in what became known as the Great Molasses Flood.
4. In 1971, a bomb exploded at the Massachusetts State House, causing extensive damage but no fatalities or injuries.
5. In 2010, Massachusetts elected its first female senator, Elizabeth Warren, who defeated Republican incumbent Scott Brown in a closely watched race.
← Older Post Newer Post →