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of the city of

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, Massachusetts, US.

17th century

* 1625 –

William Blaxton William Blaxton (also spelled William Blackstone; 1595 – 26 May 1675) was an early English settler in New England and the first European settler of Boston and Rhode Island. Early life and education William Blaxton was born in Horncastle, Li ...

arrives. * 1630 - When Boston was founded ** English

Puritans The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to rid the Church of England of what they considered to be Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should b ...

arrive. **

First Church in Boston First Church in Boston is a Unitarian Universalist Church (originally Congregationalist) founded in 1630 by John Winthrop's original Puritan settlement in Boston, Massachusetts. The current building, located on 66 Marlborough Street in the Ba ...

established. ** September 7 (

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): Boston named. * 1631 – Boston Watch (police) established. * 1632 – Settlement becomes capital of the English

Massachusetts Bay Colony The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around Massachusetts Bay, one of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of M ...

. * 1634 **

Boston Common The Boston Common is a public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest city park in the United States. Boston Common consists of of land bounded by five major Boston streets: Tremont Street, Park Street, Beacon Street, Charl ...

established. ** Samuel Cole opened the first tavern in Boston, Massachusetts on March

* 1635 –

Boston Latin School The Boston Latin School is a Magnet school, magnet Latin schools, Latin Grammar schools, grammar State school, state school in Boston, Massachusetts. It has been in continuous operation since it was established on April 23, 1635. It is the old ...

founded. * 1636 – Town assumes the prerogatives of appointment and control of the Boston Watch. * 1637 –

Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the third oldest chartered military organization in the world. A volunteer militia of the Commonwealth of Massachusett ...

founded. * 1638 ** ''Desiré''

slave ship Slave ships were large cargo ships specially built or converted from the 17th to the 19th century for transporting Slavery, slaves. Such ships were also known as "Guineamen" because the trade involved human trafficking to and from the Guinea ( ...

arrives. **

Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson (; July 1591 – August 1643) was an English-born religious figure who was an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the infant Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638. Her strong religious formal d ...

excommunicated. * 1644 – "Slaving expedition" departs for Africa. * 1648 – Margaret Jones hanged as a witch. * 1649 – Second Church established. * 1652 –

John Hull John Hull may refer to: Politicians *John Hull (MP for Hythe) (died 1540 or after), MP for Hythe *John Hull (MP for Exeter) (died 1549), English MP for Exeter * John A. T. Hull (1841–1928), American politician * John C. Hull (politician) (1870� ...

and Robert Sanderson begin producing Massachusetts colonial coinage * 1656 –

Ann Hibbins Ann Hibbins (also spelled Hibbons or Hibbens) was a woman executed for witchcraft in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, on June 19, 1656. Her death by hanging was the third for witchcraft in Boston and predated the Salem witch trials of 1692.Poole, ...

hanged as a witch. * 1657 –

Scots Charitable Society of Boston The Scots Charitable Society (est.1657) of Boston, Massachusetts, The oldest charitable institution in the Western Hemisphere, was established to provide relief for local, "needy Scot people, after proper investigation." It "enjoys the distinction ...

founded. * 1658 – Town-House built. * 1660 ** June 1:

Mary Dyer Mary Dyer (born Marie Barrett; c. 1611 – 1 June 1660) was an English and colonial American Puritan-turned-Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, for repeatedly defying a Puritan law banning Quakers from the colony d ...

hanged as a

Quaker Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations. Members refer to each other as Friends after in the Bible, and originally, others referred to them as Quakers ...

. **

Copp's Hill Burying Ground Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic cemetery in the North End, Boston, North End of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1659, it was originally named "North Burying Ground", and was the city's second cemetery. History T ...

and

Granary Burying Ground The Granary Burying Ground in Massachusetts is the city of Boston's third-oldest cemetery, founded in 1660 and located on Tremont Street. It is the burial location of Revolutionary War-era patriots, including Paul Revere, the five victims of the ...

established. * 1669 – Third Church built. * 1679 ** Province House and Baptist church built. ** Fire. * 1680 –

Paul Revere House The Paul Revere House, built c.1680, was the colonial home of American Patriot and Founding Father Paul Revere during the time of the American Revolution. A National Historic Landmark since 1961, it is located at 19 North Square, Boston, Mas ...

built (approximate date). * 1688 –

King's Chapel King's Chapel is an American independent Christian unitarian congregation affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association that is "unitarian Christian in theology, Anglican in worship, and congregational in governance." It is housed in ...

built. * 1689 – The Boston Revolt results in the overthrow of

Sir Edmund Andros Sir Edmund Andros (6 December 1637 – 24 February 1714; also spelled ''Edmond'') was an English colonial administrator in British America. He was the governor of the Dominion of New England during most of its three-year existence. At other ...

, unpopular governor of the

Dominion of New England The Dominion of New England in America (1686–1689) was a short-lived administrative union of English colonies covering all of New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies, with the exception of the Delaware Colony and the Province of Pennsylvani ...

. * 1690 ** September 25: ''Publick Occurrences'' newspaper begins publication. ** London

Coffee-House A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café (), is an establishment that serves various types of coffee, espresso, latte, americano and cappuccino, among other hot beverages. Many coffeehouses in West Asia offer ''shisha'' (actually called ''nargile ...

in business. * 1692 ** Town becomes part of the British colonial

Province of Massachusetts Bay The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a colony in New England which became one of the thirteen original states of the United States. It was chartered on October 7, 1691, by William III and Mary II, the joint monarchs of the kingdoms of Eng ...

. ** Boston Overseers of the Poor established. * 1699 –

Brattle Street Church The Brattle Street Church (1698–1876) was a Congregational (1698 – c. 1805) and Unitarian (c. 1805–1876) church on Brattle Street in Boston, Massachusetts. History In January 1698, " Thomas Brattle conveyed the land on which the meet ...

built. * 1700 – North Writing School established.

18th century

1700s–1760s

* 1701 –

Castle William Fort Independence is a granite bastion fort that provided harbor defenses for Boston, Massachusetts, located on Castle Island. Fort Independence is one of the oldest continuously fortified sites of English origin in the United States.Wilson, 3 ...

(fort) rebuilt in harbour. * 1704 ** Capen house built (approximate date). ** April 24: ''

The Boston News-Letter ''The Boston News-Letter'', first published on April 24, 1704, is regarded as the first continuously published newspaper in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, colony of Massachusetts. It was heavily subsidized by the British government, with a l ...

'' begins publication. * 1705 –

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and Political philosophy, political philosopher.#britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the m ...

born on Milk St. * 1711 ** October: Fire. **

Pierce–Hichborn House The Pierce–Hichborn House (circa 1711) is an early Georgian house located at 29 North Square, Boston, Massachusetts. It is immediately adjacent to the Paul Revere House and is now operated as a nonprofit museum by the Paul Revere Memorial ...

built (approximate date). * 1712 – Crease's

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rebuilt. * 1713 – May: Boston Bread Riot. * 1716 –

Boston Light Boston Light is a lighthouse located on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The first lighthouse to be built on the site dates back to 1716, and was the first lighthouse to be built in what is now the United States. The ...

erected in harbour. * 1719 – December 21: ''

Boston Gazette The ''Boston Gazette'' (1719–1798) was a newspaper published in Boston, in the British North American colonies. It was a weekly newspaper established by William Brooker, who was just appointed Postmaster of Boston, with its first issue releas ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1721 – 1721 Boston smallpox outbreak * 1722 ** John Bonner's map of Boston published. ** Population: 10,567. * 1723 –

Old North Church The Old North Church (officially Christ Church in the City of Boston) is an Episcopal mission church located in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The church, which was built in 1723, is the oldest standing church building ...

built, Salem Street. * 1729 –

Old South Meeting House The Old South Meeting House is a historic Congregationalism in the United States, Congregational church building located at the corner of Milk Street, Boston, Milk and Washington Street (Boston), Washington Streets in the Downtown Crossing are ...

and Granary built. * 1732 –

Hollis Street Church The Hollis Street Church (1732 - 1887) in Boston, Massachusetts, was a Congregational (1732 - c. 1800) and Unitarian (c. 1800 - 1887) church. It merged with the South Congregational Society of Boston in 1887. Brief history 1732-1825 In the ...

established. * 1733 – September 27:

Rebekah Chamblit Rebekah Chamblit (1706–1733) lived in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, in the 18th century. She was tried and executed in 1733 for infanticide. When she was 26 years old, an unmarried Chamblit became pregnant. In May, 1733, she gave birth ...

executed. * 1735 – Trinity Church built on Summer St. * 1737 **

Charitable Irish Society of Boston The Charitable Irish Society of Boston was founded in 1737 and is the oldest Irish organization in North America. Its early charitable efforts focused around providing temporary loans and assistance in finding work to Irish immigrants. The society ...

founded. **

Saint Patrick's Day Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (), is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (), the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Chris ...

begins. * 1738 – Workhouse built. * 1742 –

Faneuil Hall Faneuil Hall ( or ; previously ) is a marketplace and meeting hall near the waterfront and Government Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Government Center, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Opened in 1742, it was the site of several speeches ...

built. * 1744 – Hospital active on Rainsford Island. * 1745 ** March: Military expedition sails from Boston to

Louisbourg Louisbourg is an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. History The harbour had been used by European mariners since at least the 1590s, when it was known as English Port and Havre à l'An ...

. ** November 5: Unrest during Pope's Night. ** Bells installed in Christ Church. * 1747 – Impressment triggers

Knowles Riot The Knowles Riot, also known as the Impressment Riot of 1747, was a three-day riot in Boston that began on 17 November 1747, in response to the impressment of 46 Bostonians by Admiral Charles Knowles into the navy. Hundreds of mostly working-cl ...

. * 1748 –

Manufactory House The Manufactory House in Boston, Massachusetts, was a linen manufactory built in 1753 to provide employment for local women and girls. The business failed, and the building was rented out to various tenants. In 1768, it was the site of a standoff ...

established. * 1752 ** Smallpox epidemic. **

Concert Hall A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage (theatre), stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats. This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia, dramatic theatres or convention ...

built. * 1754 – Boston Marine Society incorporated. * 1755 – November 18:

Cape Ann earthquake The 1755 Cape Ann earthquake took place off the coast of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay (present-day Massachusetts) on November 18. At between 6.0 and 6.3 on the Richter scale, it remains the largest earthquake in the history of Massac ...

. * 1760 ** March 20: Great Boston Fire of 1760. ** Population: 15,631. * 1765 – Protest against Stamp Act. * 1768 **

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's American Customs Board headquartered in Boston. ** June 10:

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against customs officials. ** July: ''

The Liberty Song "The Liberty Song" is a pre-American Revolutionary War song with lyrics by Founding Father John Dickinson (not by Mrs. Mercy Otis Warren of Plymouth, Massachusetts). The song is set to the tune of " Heart of Oak", the anthem of the Royal Navy of ...

'' published. ** September:

Massachusetts Convention of Towns The Massachusetts Convention of Towns (September 22–29, 1768) was an extralegal assembly held in Boston in response to the news that British troops would soon be arriving to crack down on anti-British rioting. Delegates from 96 Massachusetts to ...

held in Faneuil Hall. ** October: British troops begin to arrive.

1770s–1790s

* 1770 ** ''

Massachusetts Spy ''The Massachusetts Spy'', later subtitled the '' Worcester Gazette'', (est. 1770) was a newspaper published by Isaiah Thomas in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, in the 18th century. The newspaper was heavily political and found itself con ...

'' newspaper begins publication. ** March 5:

Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre, known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation, on March 5, 1770, during the American Revolution in Boston in what was then the colonial-era Province of Massachusetts Bay. In the confrontati ...

. * 1772 **

Committee of correspondence The committees of correspondence were a collection of American political organizations that sought to coordinate opposition to British Parliament and, later, support for American independence during the American Revolution. The brainchild of S ...

formed. ** ''

Boston Pamphlet The ''Boston Pamphlet'' was a 1772 pamphlet published in Boston in the American Revolution. Written by members of the Boston Committee of Correspondence, the pamphlet outlined the rights of British American colonists and argued recent British poli ...

'' (rights declaration) published. * 1773 ** Hutchinson letters affair ** December 16:

Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party was a seminal American protest, political and Mercantilism, mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, during the American Revolution. Initiated by Sons of Liberty activists in Boston in Province of Massachusetts Bay, colo ...

. * 1774 ** January: ''

Royal American Magazine ''The Royal American Magazine, or Universal Repository of Instruction and Amusement'' (January 1774 – March 1775) was a short-lived monthly periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts, by Isaiah Thomas and later by Joseph Greenleaf. It ...

'' begins publication. ** March 31:

Boston Port Bill The Boston Port Act, also called the Trade Act 1774 (14 Geo. 3. c. 19), was an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), act of the Parliament of Great Britain which became law on March 31, 1774, and took effect on June 1, 1774. It was one of five mea ...

blocks trade. * 1775 ** April 19:

Siege of Boston The siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776) was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. In the siege, Patriot (American Revolution), American patriot militia led by newly-installed Continental Army commander George Wash ...

begins. ** June 17:

Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Boston, Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peri ...

takes place near town. * 1776 – March 17: Siege of Boston

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; British depart. * 1784 – Massachusetts Bank founded. * 1785 –

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headquartered in Boston. * 1786 – Charles River Bridge built. * 1787 ** April: Fire. ** October 18:

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receives

U.S. Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constituti ...

. ** African Masonic lodge active. * 1788 ** January 9: Massachusetts convention to ratify U.S. Constitution begins at

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. ** January 17: Convention to ratify U.S. Constitution moves to Federal Street Church. ** February 6: Delegates ratify U.S. Constitution; Boston becomes part of the

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. ** February 8: Parade in honor of ratification of U.S. Constitution. * 1789 **

William Hill Brown William Hill Brown (November 12, 1765 – September 2, 1793) was an American novelist, the author of what is usually considered the first American novel, '' The Power of Sympathy'' (1789), and "Harriot, or the Domestic Reconciliation", as well a ...

's ''The Power of Sympathy'' published. ** ''

Boston Directory ''The Boston Directory'' of Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and ...

'' and ''

Massachusetts Magazine The ''Massachusetts Magazine'' was published in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1789 through 1796. Also called the ''Monthly Museum of Knowledge and Rational Entertainment'', it specialized in "poetry, music, biography, history, physics, geography, m ...

'' begin publication. * 1790 ** Memorial column erected atop Beacon Hill. ** Population: 18,320. * 1791 –

Massachusetts Historical Society The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) is a major historical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history. The Massachusetts Historical Society was established in 1791 and is located at 1154 Boylston Street ...

founded. * 1792 **

Board Alley Theatre __NOTOC__ The Board Alley Theatre (1792–1793) was an illegal theatre in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 18th century. Also called the New Exhibition Room, it was located in Board Alley in the Financial District. Although some in town supporte ...

opens. ** Boston Library Society established. ** J. & T.H. Perkins shipping merchant in business. * 1793 – West Boston Bridge opens. * 1794 **

Julien's Restorator Julien's Restorator (1793–1823) was a restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts, established by French-born Jean Baptiste Gilbert Payplat dis Julien.Andrew F. Smith, ed. The Oxford companion to American food and drink. Oxford University Press US, 200 ...

opens on Milk Street. ** February 3:

Federal Street Theatre The Federal Street Theatre (1793–1852), also known as the Boston Theatre, was located at the corner of Federal Street (Boston), Federal and Franklin Street (Boston), Franklin streets in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was "the first b ...

opening performance. * 1795 ** Columbian Museum and

Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (est.1795) of Boston, Massachusetts, was "formed for the sole purposes of promoting the mechanic arts and extending the practice of benevolence." Founders included Paul Revere, Jonathan Hunnewell, ...

established. **

Mount Vernon Proprietors Mount Vernon Proprietors was a real estate development syndicate operating in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded at the end of the 18th century, it developed land on the south slope of Beacon Hill into a desirable residential neighborhood. History ...

in business. ** Tontine Crescent built. * 1796 **

Haymarket Theatre The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre in Haymarket, London, Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in ...

, African Society, and Boston Medical Dispensary established. ** Otis House built in West End. * 1797 – October 21: ship launched. * 1798 –

Massachusetts State House The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the List of state capitols in the United States, state capitol and seat of government for the Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, lo ...

built on Beacon Hill. * 1799 – Board of Health created. * 1800 – Population: 24,937.

19th century

1800s–1840s

* 1801 – Almshouse built on Leverett Street. * 1803 **

Boston Female Asylum The Boston Female Asylum (1803–1910) was an orphanage in Boston, Massachusetts, US "for the care of indigent girls."U.S. Bureau of the Census. Benevolent institutions, 1904; p.78 Its mission was to "receive ... protect ... and instruct ... fema ...

incorporated. ** Holy Cross Church built. * 1804 ** Anthology Club, Social Law Library, and Market Museum established. ** Nichols house built. ** Union Circulating Library in business. * 1805 ** Ice merchant F. Tudor in business. **

Boston Medical Library The Boston Medical Library, founded in 1875 in Boston, Massachusetts, was originally organized to alleviate the problem of scattered distribution of medical texts throughout Boston. It has since evolved into the "largest academic medical library ...

established. * 1806 –

African Meeting House The African Meeting House, also known variously as First African Baptist Church, First Independent Baptist Church and the Belknap Street Church, was built in 1806 and is now the oldest black church edifice still standing in the United States. A ...

and Old West Church built. * 1807 **

Boston Athenæum The Boston Athenaeum is one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States. It is also one of a number of membership libraries, for which patrons pay a yearly subscription fee to use Athenaeum services. The institution was founded in ...

founded. ** Charles Street Meeting House built. * 1808 – Roman Catholic diocese of Boston established; John Cheverus becomes bishop. * 1809 – Craigie Bridge opens. * 1810 **

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian mission, Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the l ...

headquartered in Boston. ** Boylston Market and

Park Street Church Park Street Congregational Church, founded in 1809, is a historic and active evangelical congregational church in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The Park Street Church is a member of the Conservative Congregational Christian Confer ...

built. ** Philharmonic Society established (approximate date). ** Bryant & Sturgis shipping merchants in business. * 1811 –

Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General or MGH) is a teaching hospital located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the original and largest clinical education and research facility of Harvard Medical School/Harvar ...

and Boston Lyceum for the Education of Young Ladies established. * 1812 – Fragment Society founded. * 1813 – ''

Boston Daily Advertiser The ''Boston Daily Advertiser'' (est. March 1813) was the first daily newspaper in Boston, and for many years the only daily paper in Boston. History The ''Advertiser'' was established in early March 1813. It was published by William W. Clapp ...

'' begins publication. * 1814 –

Linnaean Society of New England The Linnaean Society of New England (1814–1822) was established in Boston, Massachusetts, to promote natural history. The society organized a natural history museum and also arranged lectures and excursions for its members. In 1817 it became invol ...

established. * 1815 **

Handel and Haydn Society The Handel and Haydn Society is an American chorus and period instrument orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. Known colloquially as 'H+H', the organization has been in continual performance since its founding in 1815, the longest serving suc ...

founded. ** May: ''

North American Review The ''North American Review'' (''NAR'') was the first literary magazine in the United States. It was founded in Boston in 1815 by journalist Nathan Hale (journalist), Nathan Hale and others. It was published continuously until 1940, after which i ...

'' begins publication. * 1816 – Provident Institution for Savings established. * 1818 ** New-England Museum opens. ** November 3: Exchange Coffee House burns down. ** Methodist Episcopal Church established. **

Annin & Smith Annin & Smith (c. 1818-1837) was an engraving firm in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century, established by William B. Annin and George Girdler Smith. The firm kept offices on Court Street and Cornhill.Boston Directory. 1832 References ...

in business (approximate date). * 1819 – Cathedral Church of St. Paul built. * 1820 – Mercantile Library Association established. * 1821 ** English Classical School established. ** Doggett's Repository of Arts opens (approximate date). * 1822 ** Boston incorporated as a city. **

Leverett Street Jail The Leverett Street Jail (1822–1851) in Boston, Massachusetts served as the city and county prison for some three decades in the mid-19th century. Inmates included John White Webster. Notorious for its overcrowding, the facility closed in 1851, ...

opens; old jail closes. ** May 1: John Phillips becomes mayor. * 1823 **

Chickering and Sons Chickering & Sons was an American piano manufacturer located in Boston, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1823 by Jonas Chickering and James Stewart, but the partnership dissolved four years later. By 1830 Jonas Chickering became partner ...

piano manufacturer in business. **

Josiah Quincy III Josiah Quincy III (; February 4, 1772 – July 1, 1864) was an American educator and political figure. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1805–1813), mayor of Boston (1823–1828), and President of Harvard University (182 ...

becomes mayor. ** City seal design adopted. * 1824 ** City auditor established. ** Area of city: 783 acres. * 1825 **

Pendleton's Lithography Pendleton's Lithography (1825–1836) was a lithographic print studio in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts, established by brothers William S. Pendleton (1795-1879) and John B. Pendleton (1798-1866). Though relatively short-lived, in its ti ...

in business. **

American Unitarian Association The American Unitarian Association (AUA) was a religious denomination in the United States and Canada, formed by associated Unitarian congregations in 1825. In 1961, it consolidated with the Universalist Church of America to form the Unitarian ...

organized and headquartered in city. * 1826 **

Massachusetts General Colored Association The Massachusetts General Colored Association was organized in Boston in 1826 to combat slavery and racism. The Association was an early supporter of William Lloyd Garrison. Its influence spread locally and was realized within New England when they ...

and House of Juvenile Reformation established. **

Quincy Market Quincy Market is a historic building next to Faneuil Hall in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was constructed between 1824 and 1826 and named in honor of mayor Josiah Quincy III, Josiah Quincy, who organized its construction wi ...

built. ** Atwood & Bacon Oyster House in business. * 1827 ** September 24: Tremont Theatre opens. **

Boston Seaman's Friend Society The Boston Seaman's Friend Society (est. 1827) or Seafarer's Friend is a charitable religious organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. It aims to improve the welfare of mariners. History 19th century " Lyman Beecher and a group of congreg ...

organized. ** dancing school in business. * 1829 **

Boston Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge The Boston Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (est. 1829) in Boston, Massachusetts, was founded "to promote and direct popular education by lectures and other means." Modelled after the recently formed Society for the Diffusion of Usefu ...

and

Boston Lyceum The Boston Lyceum (est.1829) of Boston, Massachusetts was a civic association dedicated to popular education in the form of "lectures, discussions, ... declamation," and writing contests. It began "in Chauncy Hall on . On 13 August 1829 it formed it ...

established. ** Harrison Gray Otis becomes mayor. ** Tremont House built. ** Walker's '' An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World'' published. NewEnglandMuseum NaturalHistory Boston

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* 1830 **

Boston Society of Natural History The Boston Society of Natural History (1830–1948) in Boston, Massachusetts, was an organization dedicated to the study and promotion of natural history. It published a scholarly journal and established a museum. In its first few decades, the s ...

established. ** July 24: ''

Boston Evening Transcript The ''Boston Evening Transcript'' was a daily afternoon newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts, published for over a century from July 24, 1830, to April 30, 1941. History Founding ''The Transcript'' was founded in 1830 by Henry Dutton and James We ...

'' begins publication. ** Population: 61,392. * 1831 ** '' The Liberator'' and ''

The Boston Post ''The Boston Post'' was a daily newspaper in New England for over a hundred years before its final shutdown in 1956. The ''Post'' was founded in November 1831 by two prominent Boston businessmen, Charles G. Greene and William Beals. Edwin Groz ...

'' begin publication. **

New England Anti-Slavery Society The New England Anti-Slavery Society (1831–1837) was formed by William Lloyd Garrison, editor of '' The Liberator,'' in 1831. ''The Liberator'' was its official publication. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, members of the New England Anti-slave ...

established. ** S.S. Pierce in business. * 1832 **

Boston Lying-In Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH or The Brigham) is a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and the largest hospital in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Along with Massachusetts General Hospital, it is one of the two f ...

and Afric-American Female Intelligence Society established. ** Charles Wells becomes mayor. * 1833 ** ''

The Boston Journal ''The Boston Journal'' was a daily newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1833 until October 1917 when it was merged with the ''Boston Herald''. The paper was originally an evening paper called the ''Evening Mercantile Journal''. Wh ...

'' newspaper begins publication. **

Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society The Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society (1833–1840) was an abolitionist, interracial organization in Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century. "During its brief history ... it orchestrated three national women's conventions, organized a mult ...

, Boston Seaman's Aid Society, and

East Boston East Boston, nicknamed Eastie, is a Neighborhoods in Boston, neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, which was annexed by the city of Boston in 1836. Neighboring communities include Winthrop, Massachusetts, Winthrop, Revere, Mas ...

Company founded. ** Harding's Gallery active (approximate date). * 1834 **

Parker Parker may refer to: People * Parker (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Parker (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname Arts and entertainment * ''Parke ...

& Ditson and Boston Sugar Refinery (East Boston) in business. **

Temple School Temple School was a Single-sex school, boys secondary modern in Strood, in England. It closed in 2009 along with Chapter Girls School when Strood Academy was opened. History In 2006, 2% of the pupils gained 5 passes with Maths and English at G ...

opens. **

Theodore Lyman Theodore Lyman may refer to: * Theodore B. Lyman (1815–1893), American bishop * Theodore Lyman II (1792–1849), American philanthropist, politician, and author * Theodore Lyman III (1833–1897), American natural scientist, military staff off ...

becomes mayor. ** Thompson Island becomes part of Boston. * 1835 –

Abiel Smith School Abiel Smith School, founded in 1835, is a school located at 46 Joy Street in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, adjacent to the African Meeting House. It is named for Abiel Smith, a white philanthropist who left money (an estimated $4,000) in ...

and American House (hotel) founded. **

William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison (December , 1805 – May 24, 1879) was an Abolitionism in the United States, American abolitionist, journalist, and reformism (historical), social reformer. He is best known for his widely read anti-slavery newspaper ''The ...

attacked by anti-abolitionist mob. * 1836 **

annexed to Boston. ** '' Boston Pilot'' Catholic newspaper in publication. ** National Theatre and Lion Theatre open. ** Chamber of Commerce established. **

Samuel Turell Armstrong Samuel Turell Armstrong (April 29, 1784 – March 26, 1850) was a United States of America, U.S. political figure. Born in 1784 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, he was a printer and bookseller in Boston, specializing in religious materials. Among ...

becomes mayor. ** Abolition Riot of 1836 * 1837 ** June 11:

Broad Street Riot The Broad Street Riot was a massive brawl that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 11, 1837, between Irish Americans and Yankee firefighters. An estimated 800 people were involved in the actual fighting, with at least 10,000 spectators egg ...

. ** September 12:

Montgomery Guards The Montgomery Guards were an Irish-American militia company that formed in Boston in 1837 and were forced to disband the following year due to extreme Nativism (politics), nativist and anti-Catholic sentiment in the city. On September 12, 1837, ...

Riot. ** Sylvester Graham Riot. ** Samuel Atkins Eliot becomes mayor. **

Harvard Musical Association The Harvard Musical Association is a private charitable organization founded by Harvard University graduates in 1837 for the purposes of advancing musical culture and literacy, both at the university and in the city of Boston. Though initially a s ...

organized. * 1838 – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church established. * 1839 **

Lowell Institute The Lowell Institute is a United States educational foundation located in Boston, Massachusetts, providing both free public lectures, and also advanced lectures. It was endowed by a bequest of $250,000 left by John Lowell Jr., who died in 1836. T ...

lectures begin. **

Melodeon Melodeon may refer to: *Melodeon (accordion), a type of button accordion *Melodeon (organ) The pump organ or reed organ is a type of organ that uses free reed aerophone, free reeds to generate sound, with air passing over vibrating thin metal ...

opens. ** City lunatic asylum established. * 1840 ** Friends of Ireland society founded. **

Durgin-Park Durgin-Park ( ) was a centuries-old restaurant at 340 Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston. The Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau stated that it had been a "landmark since 1827", and it was a popular tourist destination within ...

restaurant and Peabody's West Street Bookstore in business. **

Cunard The Cunard Line ( ) is a British shipping and an international cruise line based at Carnival House at Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. Since 2011, Cunard and its four ships have been r ...

's steamship ''

Britannia The image of Britannia () is the national personification of United Kingdom, Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield. An image first used by the Romans in classical antiquity, the Latin was the name variously appli ...

'' sails from

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

to Boston. ** Population: 93,383. ** Jonathan Chapman becomes mayor. * 1841 **

Boston and Albany Railroad The Boston and Albany Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail, and CSX Transportation. The mainline is currently used by CSX for freight a ...

in operation. ** Boston Museum,

Boston Artists' Association The Boston Artists' Association (1841–1851) was established in Boston, Massachusetts by Washington Allston, Henry Sargent, and other painters, sculptors, and architects, in order to organize exhibitions, a school, a workspace for members, and t ...

, and Plumbe's photo gallery established. **

Probation Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offence (law), offender, ordered by the court often in lieu of incarceration. In some jurisdictions, the term ''probation'' applies only to community sentences (alternatives to incar ...

for prisoners introduced. * 1842 – Merchants Exchange built. * 1843 **

Tremont Temple The Tremont Temple on 88 Tremont Street is a Baptist church in Boston, Massachusetts, affiliated with the American Baptist Churches, USA. The existing multi-storey, Renaissance Revival structure was designed by Boston architect Clarence Blackall ...

established. ** Martin Brimmer becomes mayor. * 1844 **

-Boston "White Diamond Line" begins operating. ** Phillips School established. * 1845 ** Chinese Museum,

Howard Athenaeum The Howard Athenæum (1845–1953), also known as Old Howard Theatre, in Boston, Massachusetts, was one of the most famous theaters in Boston history. Founded in 1845, it remained an institution of culture and learning for most of its years, fin ...

, and

New England Historic Genealogical Society The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is the oldest and largest genealogical society in the United States, founded in 1845. NEHGS provides family history services through its staff, scholarship, website,Horticultural Hall built. ** William Parker becomes mayor, succeeded by

Thomas Aspinwall Davis Thomas Aspinwall Davis (December 11, 1798 – November 22, 1845) was a silversmith and businessman who served as mayor of Boston for nine months in 1845. Early life Davis was born on December 11, 1798, in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of Eb ...

, Benson Leavitt, and Josiah Quincy Jr. **

McKay McKay, MacKay or Mackay is a Scottish and Irish surname. The last phoneme in the name is traditionally pronounced to rhyme with 'eye', but in some parts of the world this has come to rhyme with 'hey'. In Scotland, it corresponds to Clan Mackay. ...

shipbuilder in business in East Boston. * 1846 ** October 16: First public demonstration of the use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic,

Ether Dome The Ether Dome is a surgical operating amphitheater in the Bulfinch Building at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, United States. It served as the hospital's operating room from its opening in 1821 until 1867. It was the site of the first ...

. ** J.B. Fitzpatrick becomes Catholic bishop of Boston. ** John P. Jewett bookseller in business. * 1847 ** City Point Iron Works, Bay State Iron Company, and

Little, Brown and Company Little, Brown and Company is an American publishing company founded in 1837 by Charles Coffin Little and James Brown in Boston. For close to two centuries, it has published fiction and nonfiction by American authors. Early lists featured Emil ...

publisher in business. ** Irish Immigrant Society and Needle Woman's Friend Society established. * 1848 ** October 25: Water celebration. ** C.F. Hovey and Co. in business. ** Ladies Physiological Institute founded. * 1849 **

Custom House A custom house or customs house was traditionally a building housing the offices for a jurisdictional government whose officials oversaw the functions associated with importing and exporting goods into and out of a country, such as collecting ...

built. ** November 23:

Beacon Hill Reservoir The Beacon Hill Reservoir (1849-c. 1880) in Boston, Massachusetts provided water to Beacon Hill (Boston), Beacon Hill from Lake Cochituate. It could hold .Boston Auditing Dept. Annual report for 1875–1876 By 1876, the reservoir no longer distr ...

opens. **

Mendelssohn Quintette Club The Mendelssohn Quintette Club (1849–1895) based in Boston, Massachusetts, was one of "the most active and most widely known chamber ensemble in America" in the latter half of the 19th century. It toured throughout New England and beyond, incl ...

founded. **

John P. Bigelow John Prescott Bigelow (August 25, 1797 – July 4, 1872) was an American politician, who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Secretary of State of Massachusetts, and most prominently as the twelfth mayor of Boston ...

becomes mayor. 2010 PhillipsSchool AndersonSt PinckneySt Boston

1850s–1890s

* 1850 **

Parkman–Webster murder case After Boston businessman George Parkman disappeared in November 1849, his dismembered and partially burned body was found in the laboratory of John White Webster, John Webster, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School, Harvard Medical College; Webster ...

. ** Fetridge and Company in business. ** '' Roberts v. City of Boston'' racial segregation lawsuit decided. * 1851 ** Charles Street Jail built. ** '' Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion'' begins publication. ** September 17–19: Railroad Jubilee * 1852 ** February 9: Ordway Hall opens. ** October 24:

Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th United States Secretary of State, U.S. secretary o ...

dies. ** ''

Sovereign of the Seas ''Sovereign of the Seas'' may refer to one of these ships: * ''Sovereign of the Seas'', an English first-rate warship of 102 guns; later renamed ''Sovereign'' in the navy of the Commonwealth of England in 1650 and then ''Royal Sovereign'' in the n ...

'' (clipper ship) launched. ** Mount Hope Cemetery consecrated. ** Orpheum Theatre built. ** Sailors' Snug Harbor of Boston incorporated. **

Somerset Club The Somerset Club is a private social club in Boston, Massachusetts that opened to members in 1852, but had origins in related associations dating back to 1826. It is a center of Boston Brahmin families - New England's upper class - and is know ...

established. **

Benjamin Seaver Benjamin Seaver (April 12, 1795 – February 14, 1856) was an American politician, serving as the thirteenth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from January 5, 1852 to January 2, 1854.CCC Boston, 1822-1908, pp. 241-244. Early life Seaver was ...

becomes mayor. * 1853 **

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...

-Boston horsecar line established. ** Henry Hastings & Company in business. * 1854 **

Jerome V. C. Smith Jerome Van Crowninsfield Smith (July 20, 1800 – August 21, 1879) was an American physician, author and politician, serving as the fourteenth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1854 to 1855.''Mayors of Boston: An Illustrated Epitome of who ...

becomes mayor. ** Boston Watch and Police ceased, and Boston Police Department came into being. **

Boston Public Library The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1848. The Boston Public Library is also Massachusetts' Library for the Commonwealth (formerly ''library of last recourse''), meaning all adult re ...

, Adath Israel synagogue, and Boston Theatre open. **

Boston Art Club The Boston Art Club is an arts organization in Boston, Massachusetts, which serves to help its members, as well as non-members, to access the world of fine art. It currently has more than 250 members. History The Boston Art Club was first conceive ...

founded. **

Ticknor and Fields Ticknor and Fields was an American publishing company based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded as a bookstore in 1832, the business published many 19th-century American authors, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Henr ...

publishers in business. ** May:

Anthony Burns Anthony Burns (May 31, 1834 – July 17, 1862) was an African-American man who escaped from slavery in Virginia in 1854. His capture and trial in Boston, and transport back to Virginia, generated wide-scale public outrage in the North and incre ...

arrested; abolitionist unrest ensues. ** July: City Regatta begins. * 1855 ** Massachusetts Homoeopathic Hospital established. **

Parker House Parker House may refer to: Buildings Canada * Parker Octagon House or the James Parker Octagon House in Niagara Falls, Ontario is the Bradley Octagon House United States Alabama * Parker–Reynolds House, Anniston, Alabama, listed on the Nation ...

hotel and Williams & Everett in business. * 1856 – Alexander H. Rice becomes mayor. * 1857 ** State Street Block built. ** November 1: ''

Atlantic Monthly ''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C. It features articles on politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 ...

'' begins publication. * 1858 ** Frederic W. Lincoln becomes mayor. ** ''

Der Pionier ''Der Pionier'' () was one of two official organs of the radical socialist Free Association of German Trade Unions (FVdG). With its founding in 1897, the FVdG also started the newspaper ''Einigkeit'' (''Unity'') as its official organ. As the FVd ...

'' German-language newspaper in publication. ** Area of city: 1,801 acres. * 1859 ** August: New England Colored Citizens' Convention held in city. **

Boston Aquarial Gardens __NOTOC__ The Boston Aquarial Gardens (1859-1860) was a public aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, established by James Ambrose Cutting and Henry D Butler. The "conservatories erefilled with rare marine animals imported and collected exclusively ...

open. * 1860 ** Public Garden and

Gibson house Gibson House is a historical museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Yonge Street, in the North York Centre neighbourhood of the former city of North York. History The property was first acquired by David Gibson, a Scottish immigran ...

built. **

Old Feather Store The Old Feather Store (1680–1860) was a shop located at Dock Square and North Street (formerly Ann Street) in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 17th–19th centuries. It was also called the Old Cocked Hat. Built in 1680 by Thomas Stanbury, it wa ...

demolished. ** October 18:

Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and ...

visits Boston. ** Young's Hotel in business. ** Population: 177,840. * 1861 **

Arlington Street Church The Arlington Street Church is a Unitarian Universalist church (building), church across from the Boston Public Garden, Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Because of its geographic prominence and the notable ministers who have served the co ...

and Studio Building constructed. ** Emmanuel Church established. **

Jordan Marsh Jordan Marsh was an American department store chain founded in 1841 by Eben Dyer Jordan and Benjamin L. Marsh. It was headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and operated throughout New England. The destruction of the historical flagship store o ...

opens. **

Joseph Wightman Joseph Milner Wightman (October 19, 1812 – January 25, 1885) was an American politician who, from 1861 to 1863, served as the seventeenth Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. Early years Wightman was born the son of an immigrant tailor at Elli ...

becomes mayor. * 1862 – Boston Educational Commission and

Oneida Football Club The Oneida Football Club, founded and captained by Gerrit Smith Miller in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1862, was the first organized team to play any kind of football in the United States.National Theatre burns down. ** May 28:

54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was the second African-American regiment, following the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantr ...

departs for South Carolina. ** July 14: Protest against

draft Draft, the draft, or draught may refer to: Watercraft dimensions * Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel * Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail * Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a v ...

. **

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...

, Boston Children's Aid Society and

Union Club of Boston __NOTOC__ The Union Club of Boston, founded in 1863, is one of the oldest gentlemen's clubs in the United States. It is located on Beacon Hill, adjacent to the Massachusetts State House. The clubhouse at No. 7 and No. 8 Park Street was origina ...

established. ** Hancock Manor demolished. ** Frederic W. Lincoln becomes mayor again. * 1864 ** New England Museum of Natural History built. **

Boston City Hospital The Boston City Hospital (1864–1996), in Boston, Massachusetts, was a public hospital located in the South End. It was "intended for the use and comfort of poor patients, to whom medical care will be provided at the expense of the city, and ...

opens. ** De Vries, Ibarra & Co. in business (approximate date). * 1865 **

City Hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ...

and Horticultural Hall built. **

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

opens. **

Ropes & Gray Ropes & Gray LLP is an American multinational law firm with 14 U.S., Asia, and Europe offices. The firm has over 1,500 lawyers and professionals worldwide, its clients include corporations, financial institutions, government agencies, universitie ...

in business. ** ''Bostoner Zeitung'' German-language newspaper begins publication. * 1867 **

New England Conservatory The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a Private college, private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. The conservatory is located on Huntington Avenue along Avenue of the Arts (Boston), the Avenue of the Arts near Boston Symphony Ha ...

and Boston Society of Architects established. ** YWCA Boston incorporated. **

Otis Norcross Otis C. Norcross (November 2, 1811 – September 5, 1882) served as the nineteenth Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, from January 7, 1867 to January 6, 1868 during the Reconstruction era of the United States. Norcross was a candidate (1861) for th ...

becomes mayor. ** December: Charles Dickens kicks off his second and final American reading tour at Tremont Temple * 1868 ** Roxbury annexed to Boston. ** Boston Lyceum Bureau established. ** August 20: Chinese embassy visits Boston. ** Woman's Board of Missions headquartered in Boston. ** Nathaniel B. Shurtleff becomes mayor. * 1869 ** June 15:

National Peace Jubilee The National Peace Jubilee was a celebration that commemorated the end of the American Civil War, organized by Patrick Gilmore in Boston from June 15–19, 1869. It featured an orchestra and a chorus, as well as numerous soloists. More than 11,0 ...

opens. **

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...

chartered. **

Shreve, Crump & Low Shreve, Crump & Low, a Boston, Massachusetts business, is the oldest purveyor of luxury goods in North America, responsible for trophies such as the Davis Cup and the Cy Young Award.

, Boston Musical Instrument Company, and Frost & Adams in business. **

Boston Children's Hospital Boston Children's Hospital (formerly known as Children's Hospital Boston until 2013) is the main pediatric training and research hospital of Harvard Medical School, Harvard University. It is a nationally ranked, freestanding acute care children ...

Horace Mann School for the Deaf The Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HMS) is the oldest public day school for the Deaf and hard of hearing in the United States. Located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, the Horace Mann School is a member of Boston Public ...

, and Evening High School established. **

American Woman Suffrage Association The American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) was a single-issue national organization formed in 1869 to work for women's suffrage in the United States. The AWSA lobbied state governments to enact laws granting or expanding women's right to vot ...

headquartered in city. * 1870 ** Dorchester annexed to Boston. ** ''

Woman's Journal ''Woman's Journal'' was an American women's rights periodical published from 1870 to 1931. It was founded in 1870 in Boston, Massachusetts, by Lucy Stone and her husband Henry Browne Blackwell as a weekly newspaper. In 1917 it was purchased by ...

'' begins publication. ** Population: 250,526. * 1871 ** May 16:

South End Grounds South End Grounds refers to any one of three baseball parks on one site in Boston, Massachusetts. They were home to the franchise that eventually became known as the History of the Boston Braves, Boston Braves, first in the National Association ...

open. **

Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre was a Theater (structure), theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. It was ...

and Apollo Club (chorus) established. **

William Gaston William J. Gaston (September 19, 1778 – January 23, 1844) was a jurist and United States Representative from North Carolina. He was the author of the official state song of North Carolina, The Old North State (song), "The Old North State". Gas ...

becomes mayor. * 1872 ** Lauriat's bookshop in business. ** March 4: ''

The Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe,'' also known locally as ''the Globe'', is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes. ''The Boston Globe'' is the oldest and largest daily new ...

'' newspaper begins publication. ** June 17:

World's Peace Jubilee and International Musical Festival The World's Peace Jubilee and International Musical Festival of 1872 took place in the Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts. Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore directed the festival, which lasted some 18 days. The jubilee honored the ending of the F ...

opens. ** November 9:

Great Boston Fire of 1872 The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was Boston's largest fire, and still ranks as one of the most costly fire-related property losses in American history. The conflagration began at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 1872, in the basement of a co ...

. * 1873 **

Old South Church Old South Church (also known as New Old South Church or Third Church), is a historic United Church of Christ congregation in Boston, Massachusetts, first organized in 1669. Its present building at 645 Boylston Street was designed in the Gothic R ...

and St. Leonard's Church built. ** Brookline-Boston annexation debate of 1873. **

Massachusetts Normal Art School Massachusetts College of Art and Design, branded as MassArt, is a Public university, public art school, college of visual art, visual and applied art in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1873, it is one of the nation's oldest art schools, and t ...

and Catholic Union of Boston founded. ** Henry L. Pierce becomes mayor, succeeded by Leonard R. Cutter. * 1874 **

Allston Allston is an officially recognized neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was named after the American painter and poet Washington Allston. It comprises the land covered by the zip code 02134. For the most part, Allston is ...

, Brighton, Massachusetts, Brighton, Charlestown, Boston, Charlestown, Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury annexed to Boston. ** Pastene's food shop in business. ** Samuel C. Cobb becomes mayor. * 1875 – Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Boston), Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Hayden Building (Boston), Hayden Building constructed. * 1876 ** February 15: Great Elm (Boston), Great Elm felled by storm, Boston Common. ** July 4: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts opens on Copley Square, Art Square. ** Appalachian Mountain Club headquartered in city. ** Boston Merchants' Association and MIT Woman's Laboratory established. * 1877 ** April: A telephone line connects Boston and Somerville, Massachusetts. ** Trinity Church (Boston), Trinity Church built. ** Marcella-Street Home opens. ** Women's Educational and Industrial Union and Footlight Club (theatre group) founded. ** Frederick O. Prince becomes mayor. * 1878 ** Gaiety Theatre, Boston (1878), Gaiety Theatre opens. ** Watch and Ward Society, New England Society for the Suppression of Vice founded. ** Henry L. Pierce becomes mayor again. ** Horatio J. Homer, Boston's first black police officer, is hired. * 1879 ** Boston Cooking School, Massachusetts Bicycle Club, New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute, Copley Society of Art, Irish Athletic Club, and Park Theatre (Boston), Park Theatre established. ** Frederick O. Prince becomes mayor again. * 1880 ** September 17: 250th anniversary of settlement of Boston. ** Emerson College, Boston Conservatory of Elocution, Oratory, and Dramatic Art founded. ** Population: 362,839. * 1881 – Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Bostonian Society, Filene's, Boston Camera Club, and Associated Charities of Boston established. * 1882 ** Bijou Theatre (Boston), Bijou Theatre established. ** Walt Whitman, Whitman's ''Leaves of Grass'' Banned in Boston, banned. ** Samuel Abbott Green becomes mayor. ** Long Island (Massachusetts), Long Island becomes part of Boston. * 1883 ** Chickering Hall, Boston (1883), Chickering Hall built. ** Albert Palmer (American politician), Albert Palmer becomes mayor. * 1884 ** August 4: Thomas Stevens (cyclist) arrives from Oakland, California. ** Cyclorama Building (Boston), Cyclorama Building built. ** Tavern Club (Boston, Massachusetts), Tavern Club founded. ** Augustus Pearl Martin becomes mayor. ** Saint John's Seminary (Massachusetts), Boston Ecclesiastical Seminary opens. * 1885 ** Boston Pops Orchestra, North Bennet Street School, North Bennet Street Industrial School, and New England Woman's Press Association established. ** Hugh O'Brien becomes mayor. ** Boston Fruit Company (importer) in business. ** Exeter Street Theatre, First Spiritual Temple built. ** Children's playground opens in the North End. * 1886 – June: New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute, New England Fair exhibition building burns down. * 1887 – Forest Hills disaster * 1888 ** Grand Opera House (Boston), Grand Opera House established. ** Sacred Heart Church built. ** Bellamy's fictional ''Looking Backward, Looking Backward: 2000–1887'' published. * 1889 ** January 7: Thomas N. Hart becomes mayor. ** Tremont Theatre, Boston (1889), Tremont Theatre opens. ** Boston Architectural Club organized. ** Thomas N. Hart becomes mayor. * 1890 ** Boston Macaroni Company in business. ** The College Club of Boston, College Club founded. ** ''Boston Courant'' newspaper begins publication. ** New England Kitchen begins operating. * 1891 ** Nathan Matthews Jr. becomes mayor. ** Columbia Theatre (Boston), Columbia Theatre and Lend a Hand Society established. ** New Riding Club building constructed. * 1892 – Denison House (Boston), Denison House (Settlement movement, settlement) and North End Union founded. * 1893 ** Suffolk County Courthouse, Adams Courthouse built. ** Grundmann Studios and Mechanic Arts High School established. * 1894 ** The First Church of Christ, Scientist built. ** Keith's Theatre (Boston), Keith's Theatre and Epicurian Club of Boston established. ** Immigration Restriction League headquartered in city. * 1895 ** August: The First National Conference of the Colored Women of America, First National Conference of the Colored Women of America held in Boston. ** Edwin Upton Curtis becomes mayor. ** Boston Public Library, McKim Building built. * 1896 ** Steinert Hall, Boston, Steinert Hall built. ** Josiah Quincy (1859–1919), Josiah Quincy becomes mayor. ** ''Boston Cooking-School Cook Book'' published. ** Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club formed. * 1897 ** April 19: Boston Marathon begins. ** September 3: Park Street station (MBTA), Park Street (MBTA station) opens. * 1898 – YMCA "Evening Institute for Younger Men" (precursor to Northeastern University) and Alliance Française established. * 1899 ** South Station built. ** Simmons College and Boston Rescue Missio

founded. ** Choate, Hall & Stewart in business. ** MIT's ''MIT Technology Review, Technology Review'' begins publication. * 1900 ** Symphony Hall, Boston, Symphony Hall and Colonial Theatre (Boston), Colonial Theatre built. ** ''Colored American Magazine'' headquartered in Boston. ** Thomas N. Hart becomes mayor again. ** Population: 560,892.

20th century

1900s–1940s

* 1901 ** January: L Street Brownies (swim club) Polar bear plunge, plunge begins. ** April 20: Huntington Avenue Grounds open. ** Boston Red Sox and Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government founded. ** Horticultural Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, Horticultural Hall built on Massachusetts Avenue. ** ''Boston Guardian'' newspaper begins publication. ** Arcadia Hotel fire * 1902 ** Patrick Collins (mayor), Patrick Collins becomes mayor. ** June 23: First Commencement of YMCA "Evening Institute for Younger Men" (precursor to Northeastern University) is conducted, with Josiah Quincy (1859–1919) as the speaker. ** Tennis and Racquet Club building constructed. * 1903 ** Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Catholic Charitable Bureau, and the Boston Society for the Protection of Italian Immigrants established. ** Jordan Hall (Boston), Jordan Hall opens. ** ''Gazzetta del Massachusetts'' newspaper begins publication. * 1904 ** Wentworth Institute of Technology and Metropolitan Improvement League founded. ** Cabot, Cabot & Forbes in business. ** Fenway Studios built. ** Universal Peace Congress held. ** ''Boston American'' newspaper begins publication. * 1905 ** Daniel A. Whelton becomes acting mayor. ** Westland Gate built. * 1906 ** John F. Fitzgerald becomes mayor. ** Longfellow Bridge built. ** Suffolk University, Boston City Club, and Junior League of Boston established. * 1907 – Boston Finance Commission established. * 1908 ** ''The Christian Science Monitor'' begins publication. ** George A. Hibbard becomes mayor. ** Boston Opera Company and Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology established. ** Women's Municipal League of Boston activ

**

restored. * 1909 ** Boston Flower Exchange and Boston Marine Museum founded. ** Boston Opera House (1909), Boston Opera House and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts open on Huntington Avenue. * 1910 ** Charles River Dam Bridge built. ** Chilton Club for women and League of Catholic Women established. ** John F. Fitzgerald becomes mayor again. ** Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Armenian General Benevolent Union, and World Peace Foundation headquartered in city. ** Boston Arena opens, and today the world's oldest operational indoor multisports facility. * 1911 – Plymouth Theatre (Boston), Plymouth Theatre opens. * 1912 ** January: Revere House hotel burns down in Bowdoin Square. ** March: Red Line (MBTA) begins operating. ** April 20: Fenway Park opens. ** Hyde Park, Boston, Hyde Park annexed to Boston. ** St. James Theatre, Boston, St. James Theatre opens. ** City Park and Recreation Department created. ** Vedanta Society, Vedanta Center established (approximate date). * 1913 ** Boylston Street Fishweir discovered. ** Women's City Club and Boston Society of Landscape Architects established. * 1914 ** James Michael Curley becomes mayor. ** May 4: Exeter Street Theatre opens. ** Guild of Boston Artists incorporated. ** City Planning Board and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston established. * 1915 ** April 26: William Monroe Trotter#Other protests and later years, Protest against screening of ''The Birth of a Nation, Birth of a Nation''. ** Custom House Tower built. ** Artists League of Boston founded. ** ''Boston Chronicle'' begins publication. * 1916 ** November 7: Summer Street Bridge disaster. ** Quong Kow Chinese School founded. **

relocates from Boston to

. * 1917 – Katharine Gibbs, Boston School for Secretaries established. * 1918 ** Andrew James Peters becomes mayor. ** Red Sox win World Series. * 1919 ** January 15: Great Molasses Flood. ** September 9: Boston Police Strike. ** Emmanuel College (Massachusetts), Emmanuel College founded. ** American Meteorological Society founded * 1922 James Michael Curley in 1922

** Loew's State Theater (cinema) opens. ** James Michael Curley becomes mayor again. ** Boston Council of Social Agencies incorporated. * 1923 – September 8: Boston Airport opens. * 1924 ** WBZ (AM) radio begins broadcasting in Boston; it had originally debuted in Springfield in 1921. ** International Institute of Boston opens. ** The Boston Bruins professional ice hockey team is founded, one of the National Hockey League, NHL's Original Six teams. * 1925 ** Pickwick Club collapse ** Metropolitan Theatre (Boston), Metropolitan Theatre built. * 1926 – Republican Malcolm Nichols becomes mayor. * 1927 ** August 23: Sacco and Vanzetti executed. ** Boston College High School incorporated. ** Boston Park Plaza, Statler Hotel Boston opens for business. * 1928 ** Boston University Bridge built. ** November 17: Boston Garden opens. ** Beacon Hill Garden Club founded. ** John William McCormack becomes U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 12th congressional district. * 1929 – Caffe Vittori

in business. * 1930 – James Michael Curley becomes mayor yet again. ** John C. Hull (politician), John C. Hull appointed first Securities Director of Massachusetts (Jan. 1930). ** Edward C. Johnson II applied to have the "Fidelity Fund" approved in May 1930. * 1932 ** Boston Municipal Research Bureau founded. ** Charles/MGH (MBTA station) opens. * 1933 ** Global Partners, Slifky's Reliable Oil Burner Service in business in Dorchester. ** St. Stephen's Armenian Apostolic Church establishe

* 1934 ** Frederick Mansfield becomes mayor. ** Sumner Tunnel opens. ** Calvin Coolidge College established. * 1935 – Boston Housing Authority established. * 1936 – Boston Museum of Modern Art founded. * 1937 – Marquand's fictional ''The Late George Apley'' published. * 1938 – Maurice J. Tobin becomes mayor. * 1939 ** Wheelock College incorporated. ** Housewives League of Boston founded. ** Holy Name Church (West Roxbury, Massachusetts), Holy Name Church built. * 1940 ** Citgo#The Boston Citgo sign, Citgo sign erected. ** Hatch Memorial Shell built. ** Boston School of Pharmacy incorporated. * 1941 – McCloskey's children's book ''Make Way for Ducklings'' published. * 1942 ** November 28: Cocoanut Grove fire. ** New England Chinese Women's Association headquartered in city. 4017357026 1943 Charlestown Boston May2

* 1944 – Fenway Garden Society established. * 1945 ** John E. Kerrigan becomes acting mayor. ** Schillinger House and French Library founded. * 1946 **Fidelity Investments, Fidelity in business. ** City Department of Veterans’ Services created. ** Community Boating, Inc, Community Boating incorporated. ** James Michael Curley becomes mayor yet again once more. **American Meteorological Society headquartered in city. * 1947 ** Mayor Curley imprisoned; John Hynes (politician), John Hynes becomes acting mayor. ** Boston Trailer Park established. ** Berkeley Building, Old John Hancock Building built. ** John F. Kennedy becomes U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 11th congressional district. ** Wally's Cafe, Wally's nightclub in business. * 1949 – Freedom House (Roxbury, Massachusetts), Freedom House established.

1950s–1970s

* 1950 ** January 17: Great Brink's Robbery. ** Federation of South End Settlements and Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts established. ** Population: 801,444. * 1951 ** June 15: Storrow Drive opens. ** October 6: WGBH (FM) begins broadcasting. ** Museum of Science (Boston), Museum of Science opens. ** Long Island (Massachusetts), Long Island Viaduct (bridge) built. * 1954 – Schillinger House renamed Berklee College of Music. * 1955 ** May 2: WGBH-TV begins broadcasting. ** June 5: Martin Luther King Jr. earns PhD from

. ** Saint Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church active. ** Boston Catholic Television begins broadcasting. * 1956 ** Boston Airport renamed Logan International Airport. ** O'Connor's fictional ''The Last Hurrah'' published. * 1957 ** Boston Redevelopment Authority and Gibson House Museum established. ** WILD (AM) radio on the air. * 1958 ** February 16–17: Snowstorm. ** November: Funeral of James Michael Curley. ** Freedom Trail established. * 1959 ** Central Artery (Boston), Central Artery (freeway) built. ** Sister cities of Boston, Sister city relationship established with Kyoto, Japan. ** October 2: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1959, Total Solar Eclipse passes through city * ca. 1959–60 – West End, Boston, West End demolition * 1960 ** March 3–5: Snowstorm. ** October 1: Peace rally held. ** Model United Nations conference held at Northeastern University. ** Sister cities of Boston, Sister city relationship established with Strasbourg, France. ** John F. Collins becomes mayor. **Mission Hill, Boston, Razing of Mission Hill's historic district for three high-rise residences * 1961 ** Callahan Tunnel and

Parking Garage open. ** Puerto Rican Entering and Settling Service founded. *
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headquartered in Boston. * 1962 ** June 14: Boston Strangler murders begin. ** Scollay Square razed. ** Caffe Paradiso in business. * 1963 ** Metropolitan Area Planning Council and Boston Ballet founded. ** ''The French Chef'' television cooking program begins broadcasting. * 1964 ** Prudential Tower built. ** University of Massachusetts Boston and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority established. ** May 22: Bellflower Street fire in Dorchester. * 1965 – April 23: Civil rights rally held on Boston Common. * 1966 ** ''The Phoenix (newspaper), Boston Phoenix'' newspaper begins publication. ** Lower Roxbury Community Corporation, Haley House, and South End Historical Society established. ** METCO, Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity school desegregation program begins. ** Copley Square remodeled. ** Paramount Hotel explosion * 1967 ** November 7: Boston mayoral election, 1967 held. ** Charles Cinema in business. ** Chinese American Civic Association headquartered in city. ** Bowker Overpass built. 2012–present * 1968 ** April 4: Racial King assassination riots, unrest. ** April 5: James Brown concert, Boston Garden. ** May 2: Boston Celtics win basketball 1968 NBA Finals, championship. ** National Center of Afro–American Artists, Alianza Hispana, Sociedad Latina de South Boston, Community Chang

and city Council on Aging established. ** Blackside films in business. ** Kevin White (mayor), Kevin White becomes mayor. * 1969 ** February: Boston City Hall new building dedicated. ** February 24–27: Snowstorm. ** May 5: Boston Celtics win basketball 1969 NBA Finals, championship again. ** Pine Street Inn Homelessness in the United States#Massachusetts, homeless shelter begins operating. ** New England Aquarium opens. ** Walk for Hunger begins. * 1970 ** May: Antiwar demonstration held. ** May 10: Boston Bruins win ice hockey 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, championship. ** Boston Pride parade, Pride begins. ** Aerosmith (musical group), Boston Center for the Arts, and city Rent Board established. ** One Boston Place and 28 State Street built. ** Boston Properties in business. * 1971 ** Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Hospital and Boston Food Co-op established. ** Government Service Center (Boston), Government Service Center built. ** Nova Scotia's donation of the Boston Christmas Tree tradition resumes. * 1972 ** June 17: Hotel Vendome fire. ** Labor demonstration. ** Maison Robert restaurant in business. **

Johnson building opens. * 1973 ** The Boston Caribbean Carnival, is founded (same year as New York City and Washington, D.C.) ** Bunker Hill Community College, Roxbury Community College, The Boston Harbor Association, Boston Harbor Association, City Life/Vida Urbana, and Boston Baroque founded. * 1974 ** Desegregation busing in the United States, Desegregation busing conflict due to outcome of verdict Morgan v. Hennigan. ** Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción active. ** Independence Day (United States), July 4: Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops begin the annual tradition of a concert and fireworks show at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade, courtesy of local businessman and philanthropist David G. Mugar. ** The Rathskeller music venue opens. ** Rosie's Place founded. * 1975 ** Boston Landmarks Commission and ArtsBoston established. ** Boston Consulting Group in business. ** ''Boston Review, New Boston Review'' begins publication. * 1976 ** John Hancock Tower built. **Independence Day (United States), July 4: United States Bicentennial, America's Bicentennial celebrations. ** First Night begins. ** ''Boston Irish News'' begins publication. ** Boston Film/Video Foundation and Boston By Foot established. ** WGBH ''Ten O’Clock News'' (local news) begins broadcasting. ** Faneuil Hall Festival marketplace, marketplace developed. * 1977 ** Federal Reserve Bank Building (Boston), Federal Reserve Bank Building constructed. ** Chinese Progressive Association founded. * 1978 ** January 20–21: Snowstorm. ** February 6–7: Snowstorm. ** Newbury Comics in business. ** American Buddhist Shim Gum Do Association headquartered in Brighton. ** Boston Preservation Alliance founded. ** L'Espalier restaurant in business. * 1979 ** WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble begins. ** Boston Children's Museum building and The Computer Museum, Boston, Computer Museum open. ** John F. Kennedy Library built. ** Center for Chinese Art and Culture, and Mission of Burma (musical group) established. ** Brian J. Donnelly becomes U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 11th congressional district.

1980s–1990s

* 1980 ** Boston Early Music Festival, Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth, Boston Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Youth, The History Project, and Culinary Historians of Boston founded. ** The Channel (nightclub) opens. ** Sister cities of Boston, Sister city relationship established with Barcelona, Spain. ** Population: 562,994. * 1981 ** Boston Society of Film Critics, Dance Umbrella, and Boston Area Feminist Coalition founded. ** Greater Boston Food Bank, Boston Food Bank incorporated. ** J.P. Licks in business. * 1982 ** Suffolk Construction Company in business. ** Boston Gay Men's Chorus and Boston Fair Housing Commission established. ** Sister cities of Boston, Sister city relationship established with Hangzhou, China. ** ''Cheers'' fictional television program begins broadcasting. * 1983 ** ''Dorchester Reporter'' begins publication. ** Boston Community Access and Programming Foundation established. ** Bayside Expo Center opens. ** Sister cities of Boston, Sister city relationship established with Padua, Italy. * 1984 ** Raymond Flynn becomes mayor. ** Bernard Law becomes Catholic bishop of Boston. ** Bain Capital, Trident Booksellers, and Copley Place Cinemas in business. ** Boston Human Rights Commission, and city Office of Business and Cultural Development established. * 1985 ** Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative and Universal Buddhist Congregation established. ** Lecco's Lemma hip-hop radio program begins broadcasting on WMBR.
** Sister cities of Boston, Sister city relationship established with Melbourne, Australia. ** Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts State Archives moves to Columbia Point. * 1986 – Pixies (band), Pixies (musical group), and city Office of Arts and Humanities established. * 1987 ** ACT UP/Boston and Jamaica Plain Historical Society founded. ** Back Bay (MBTA station) rebuilt. ** Partners In Health nonprofit headquartered in city. ** Joseph P. Kennedy II becomes U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. ** Gordon Hamersley, Hamersley's Bistro in business. * 1988 ** City of Boston Archives and City Year established. ** Hynes Convention Center and 75 State Street built. ** Aberdeen Group, Inc., Aberdeen Group in business. ** Michael Dukakis 1988 United States presidential election, presidential campaign and Pioneer Institute headquartered in city. ** Tent City (housing complex) dedicated. * 1989 ** October 23: Charles Stuart (murderer), Stuart shootings in Mission Hill. ** Biba (restaurant), Biba restaurant in business. ** Sister cities of Boston, Sister city relationship established with Haifa, Israel. ** Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church and New England Shelter for Homeless Veteran

founded. * 1990 ** March 18: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Gardner Museum heist. ** Population: 574,283. * 1991- Deer Island Prison closes. ** The no-name weather system on Halloween becomes known as the 1991 Perfect Storm, Perfect Storm due to how it came together. * 1992 ** ''Spare Change News'' begins publication. ** Ten Point Coalition founded. ** Chinese Historical Society of New England headquartered in city. ** Avalon nightclub opens. * 1993 ** July 12: Thomas Menino, president of the Boston City Council, becomes acting mayor when Raymond Flynn, Mayor Flynn resigns to accept his appointment by Bill Clinton, President Clinton to become United States Ambassador to the Holy See, Ambassador to the Holy See. ** November 2: Menino is elected mayor in his own right. ** Urban College of Boston established. ** C-Mart grocery in Chinatown and Alpha Management Corp. (landlord) in business. * 1994 Martin Walsh Massachusetts House of Representatives

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** August 15: Chinook Checkers Program wins Man vs Machine World Team Championship.
** Alternatives for Community and Environment founded. ** Rent control ends. ** Leader Bank Pavilion, Harbor Lights Pavilion (amphitheatre) opens. * 1995 ** Ted Williams Tunnel opens. ** Piers Park Sailing Center, and city Office of Civil Rights established. ** Stop & Shop grocery in business in Jamaica Plain. ** Citizen Schools nonprofit headquartered in Boston. ** Boston Fashion Week begins. * 1996 ** City website launched. ** The

(BCH), the first municipal hospital in the United States and Boston University Medical Center Hospital (BUMCH) merge. ** Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, city Public Health Commission, and Massachusetts Interactive Media Council established. ** Sister cities of Boston, Sister city relationship established with Taipei, Taiwan. ** Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth headquartered in city. ** Boston Coalition of Black Women incorporated. ** Operation Ceasefire implemented. * 1997 ** April 1: Blizzard. ** Grub Street, Inc., Grub Street writing center established. ** Shaw's grocery in business in Dorchester. ** Boston Demons begin play in inaugural United States Australian Football League, USAFL season. * 1998 ** Roxbury Film Festival, Dudley Film Festival begins. ** Urban Ecology Institut

founded. ** Barbara Lynch (restaurateur), No. 9 Park restaurant in business. ** Boston Garden is demolished. * 1999 ** Mike Capuano becomes U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. ** John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse built. ** Northeastern University's Center for Urban and Regional Policy and Fidelity Investments, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology established. ** Nixon Peabody in business. ** Sister cities of Boston, Sister city relationship established with Boston, Lincolnshire, Boston, England. * 2000 ** T Rider's Union, Boston University's Pardee Center for International Futures, Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, and Technology Goes Home digital divide project established. ** Population: 589,141.

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2000s

* 2001 ** Stephen Lynch (politician), Stephen Lynch becomes U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district. ** Sister cities of Boston, Sister city relationship established with Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. ** Trader Joe's grocery in business in Back Bay. ** MassEquality headquartered in Boston. * 2002 ** Sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Boston reported. ** Super 88 grocery in business in Allston. ** South End Technology Center active. * 2003 ** February 17–18: Snowstorm. ** Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge opens. ** Discover Roxbury established. ** Independent Film Festival of Boston and Anime Boston convention begin. ** AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts headquartered in city. * 2004 ** June: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center opens. ** July: 2004 Democratic National Convention held. ** October 27: Red Sox win World Series (for the first time since 1918). ** Boston Social Forum held. ** Artists for Humanity EpiCenter built. ** Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti headquartered in Boston. ** City's "Office of Arts, Tourism, and Special Events" and Boston Public Library Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Map Center established. * 2005 ** January 22–23: Blizzard. ** Boston Workers Alliance and Boston Derby Dames (rollerderby league) established. ** ''Universal Hub'' begins publication. ** Eastern Standard restaurant and Toro restaurant in business. * 2006 ** July 10: Big Dig ceiling collapse. ** August 15: Joseph E. Aoun takes office as the seventh president of Northeastern University. ** December: Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art building opens in South Boston. ** Crittenton Women's Union formed. * 2007 ** Big Dig completed. ** 826 Boston (writing center) and Berklee's Cafe 939 open. ** Charles/MGH (MBTA station) rebuilt. ** Myers + Chang restaurant in business. ** ''Xconomy'' begins publication. ** Sister cities of Boston, Sister city relationship established with Valladolid, Spain. ** Grow Boston Greener established. * 2008 ** Rose Kennedy Greenway built. ** Open Media Boston established. ** ''BostInno'' begins publication. * 2009 ** Boston Book Festival and TEDx Boston begin. ** ''GlobalPost'' news headquartered in Boston. ** Boston Street Lab incorporated. ** City government "Citizens Connect" 3-1-1 app launched. ** Higher Ground Boston, and Bocoup Loft, Boston World Partnerships nonprofit, and Boston University's New England Center for Investigative Reporting established. ** Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center opens in Roxbury. ** August 29: Funeral and procession for longtime US Senator Edward M. Kennedy.

2010s

* 2010 ** One City One Book, One City One Story, Boston Rising program in Dorchester, Boston, Grove Hall, Girls Rock Boston, JP Music Festival, and Design Museum Boston established. ** MuckRock headquartered in Boston. ** Island Creek Oyster Bar in business. ** Population: 617,594; Greater Boston, metro 4,552,402. * 2011 ** September 30: Occupy Boston begins. ** Hubway (bike system) and Future Boston Alliance established. ** Boston Urban Iditarod begins. ** Population: 625,087; metro 4,591,112. * 2012 ** October: Hurricane Sandy. ** Data.cityofboston.gov website launched. ** Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012 headquartered in Boston. ** Boston Contemporary Dance Festival begins. ** Population: 636,479. * 2013 ** February 8–9: Blizzard. ** April 15: Boston Marathon bombing. ** April 19: City shuts down for manhunt of marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. His brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Tamerlan died in a shootout with Watertown Police three after the tragedy. Towards the end of the manhunt, Dzhokhar was found hidden in a boat in a Watertown, Massachusetts, Watertown backyard. He was surrounded by police and was later taken into custody. ** June 12: Whitey Bulger trial begins. ** October 30: The Boston Red Sox, in an end-of-year triumph, win the 2013 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals; the first win at Fenway Park since 1918, and the third they've won since 2004. ** November 5: Boston mayoral election, 2013. ** Millennium Tower (Boston, Massachusetts), Millennium Tower construction begins. ** Digital Public Library of America headquartered in Boston. ** Code for America, Code for Boston active. ** Longfellow Bridge renovation begins. ** November 14: Bulger was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years for his crimes by U.S. District Judge Denise Casper. As of January 10, 2014 Bulger is currently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary, Tucson, United States Penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona]

* 2014 ** Marty Walsh becomes mayor. ** Boston Veterans' court, Veterans Treatment Court begins operating. ** April: City government open data executive order signed. ** November 3: Funeral and procession for former mayor Thomas Menino, Tom Menino, after he lay in state at

the previous day. ** December: Boston bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics submitte

** TD Garden, the home of the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics, will receive a $70 million facelift over the next two years. Boston Back Bay - Newbury Street - Boston U

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* 2015 ** January 5: The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev begins. ** January 26–27: January 2015 North American blizzard. ** March: After closure in 2014 the rebuilt Government Center station (MBTA), Government Center MBTA station reopens. ** March–April: what remained of Long Island Bridge in Boston Harbor is demolished after having been formally closed a year earlier in 2014. ** May: United Women's Lacrosse League is founded. ** June: Kimono protest begins. ** July 14: Tide Street snow pile melts. ** City 15-year master plan process begins. ** Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate opens. ** Daily Table grocery and Boston Market in business. ** Sunfish spotted in harbour. ** Tower at One Greenway built. ** Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street, One Dalton construction begins. * 2016 – February 23: Boston Storm (UWLX) is founded as one of the four original teams in the United Women's Lacrosse League. ** October: An unusually high 'King Tide' over-tops part of Long Wharf along the Boston waterfront. * 2017 ** January 21: 2017 Women's March, Women's protest against U.S. president Trump. ** April 3: Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex at Northeastern University opens for collaborative research, laboratory access, and classroom learning. ** August 18: Thousands march from Roxbury to Boston Common to protest white nationalism a week after violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. They protest a gathering of a hundred self-identified free speech advocates associated with the alt-right. ** August, 20: the .boston top-level internet domain (GeoTLD) officially started taking registrations. * 2019 ** Long-time Dudley Square is officially renamed Nubian Square. BosMem02

2020s

* 2020 ** March: Boston was hardest-hit by COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Marty Walsh declares state of emergency, which put few thousands of residents out of work, issued strict local stay-at-home orders, and shifted others to work at home. * 2021 ** July 3: Wakefield standoff: an armed standoff occurs between a sovereign citizen movement militia group and Massachusetts State Police along a stretch of Interstate 95 in Massachusetts, I-95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Wakefield about north of Downtown Boston. ** November 2: Michelle Wu, a 36-year-old daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, is the first female to be elected Mayor of Boston. Boston Freedom Trail path

* 2022 ** A New Holocaust museum and education center To be located on the Freedom Trail that marks the history of the United States. Marked largely with brick, it winds from

in downtown Boston through the North End, Boston, North End to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, Boston, Charlestown. In 2022 a Holocaust museum was slated and design, along with plenty of funding and this will be designed along the Freedom Trail at the Boston Common within view of the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill.

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