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In colonial days, a favorite Boston food was beans slow-baked in molasses. [10] Titletown refers to Boston's historic dominance in professional sports, specifically the Boston Celtics, who have won 18 NBA championships, and the New England Patriots, who have won six Super Bowl titles. Additionally, the Boston Celtics lead the NBA in championships.
In 1822, [15] the citizens of Boston voted to change the official name from the "Town of Boston" to the "City of Boston", and on March 19, 1822, the people of Boston accepted the charter incorporating the city. [68] At the time Boston was chartered as a city, the population was about 46,226, while the area of the city was only 4.8 sq mi (12 km 2).
Boston - After the city of Boston, Massachusetts, where the band was formed. The name was suggested by a producer & engineer working on the band's first album. Boyz II Men – Originally known as Unique Attraction, they were renamed after a song by New Edition. Brainerd – Original guitarist Knife named the band after his hometown, Brainerd ...
The earliest known use of the name "America" dates to 1505, when German poet Matthias Ringmann used it in a poem about the New World. [2] The word is a Latinized form of the first name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who first proposed that the West Indies discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 were part of a previously unknown landmass, rather than the eastern limit of Asia.
The Irish left their mark on the region in a number of ways: in still heavily Irish neighborhoods such as Charlestown and South Boston; in the name of the local basketball team, the Boston Celtics; in the dominant Irish-American political family, the Kennedys; in a large number of prominent local politicians, such as James Michael Curley; in ...
Boston Arliss Crab, a fictional character from the TV series Blindspot; Boston Blackie, a fictional character in literature, films, radio and television "Boston Brand", real name of the comics character Deadman; Boston Low, a NASA commander and protagonist of graphic adventure game The Dig
from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.
A Bostonian is a person from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, or of Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Bostonian may also refer to: Bostonian (horse), an American racehorse; The Bostonians, a novel by Henry James; The Bostonians, a 1984 film by Merchant Ivory Productions