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18 Mar 1990
$500 million worth of art was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, US.
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11 Feb 1878
The Boston Bicycle Club was formed, becoming the first cycling club in the United States.
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27 Jun 1847
Telegraph wires linked new York and Boston.
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22 Jan 1842
Charles Dickens and his wife arrived in Boston, US, from Liverpool, UK.
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4 May 1780
American Academy of Arts & Science was established in Boston with James Bowdoin, John, and Samuel Adams as founding members.
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20 Mar 1760
The Great Fire of Boston destroyed 349 buildings.
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14 Mar 1743
Boston became the first American city to have a town meeting.
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21 Jan 1677
A medical paper on smallpox was published in Boston, making it the first medical publication in American history.
