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February 6: Delegates ratify U.S. Constitution; [25] Boston becomes part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. February 8: Parade in honor of ratification of U.S. Constitution. [25] 1789 William Hill Brown's The Power of Sympathy published. Boston Directory and Massachusetts Magazine begin publication. 1790 Memorial column erected atop Beacon Hill.
Despite these losses, Boston's ambiance remains unique among world cities and, in many ways, has improved in recent years—racial tensions have eased dramatically, city streets bustle with a vitality not seen since the 1920s, and once again Boston has become a hub of intellectual, technological, and political ideas.
There were 252,699 households, of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 25.5% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.0% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
On the morning of Jan. 15, 1919, a gargantuan steel drum in the North End neighborhood of Boston burst open and sent 2.3 million gallons of thick molasses tearing through the streets and into the ...
Aug. 27—100 Years Ago Aug. 27, 1923 Fifteen thousand persons, it is estimated, members of Odd Fellows lodges and Rebekah Assemblies, from practically every lodge in the State, attended the ...
Jul. 26—100 Years Ago July 26, 1923 Long and searching investigation into the death of Mrs. Grace Simmons Kepner at the home of her father, Ezra Houck Sr., near this city, on June 18, ended ...
The public plaza land area where the sculpture is located, in what is now known as downtown Boston, is inland from the location of the ocean's edge 5000 years ago. [11] At that time early native people occupied low grassy plains and forest covered hills that today are under the water of Boston Harbor. [12]
Jul. 13—100 Years Ago July 13, 1923 Whether the printing which is being done by prison labor at the Maryland penitentiary is encroaching upon the sphere of the regular printing establishments ...