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Operation Ceasefire. Operation Ceasefire (also known as the Boston Gun Project and the Boston Miracle [1]) is a problem-oriented policing initiative implemented in 1996 in Boston, Massachusetts. The program was specifically aimed at youth gun violence as a large-scale problem. The plan is based on the work of criminologist David M. Kennedy .
October 15, 1966. The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the Beacon Hill [ 3 ][ 4 ] neighborhood of Boston. The building houses the Massachusetts General Court ( state legislature) and the ...
Socialismin the United States. Brook Farm, also called the Brook Farm Institute of Agriculture and Education[ 4] or the Brook Farm Association for Industry and Education, [ 5] was a utopian experiment in communal living in the United States in the 1840s. It was founded by former Unitarian minister George Ripley and his wife Sophia Ripley at the ...
Franklin was born on Milk Street in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay on January 17, 1706, [Note 1] and baptized at the Old South Meeting House in Boston. As a child growing up along the Charles River, Franklin recalled that he was "generally the leader among the boys." [17]
Beacon Hill, Boston. Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and the hill upon which the Massachusetts State House resides. The term "Beacon Hill" is used locally as a metonym to refer to the state government or the legislature itself, much like Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill does at the federal level.
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 commercial warehouse at 83–87 Summer Street. [1] The fire was finally contained 12 hours later, after it ...
Every U.S. citizen is responsible for paying federal income tax, and some taxpayers also must pay a separate state income tax.As of 2023, just nine states don’t impose any additional income tax ...
Old State House (Boston) / 42.3587694°N 71.057806°W / 42.3587694; -71.057806. The Old State House, also known as the Old Provincial State House, [ 3] is a historic building in Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1713. It was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798. It is located at the intersection of Washington and State ...