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08/06/1640 |
Explosion sinks the Mary Rose in Boston Harbor. |
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03/31/1645 |
Explosion destroys the home and barns of Joseph Johnson. |
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12/31/1649 |
Eight persons drown after falling through the ice on Boston Harbor. |
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1649 |
Cooking fires are regulated in Boston. |
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1652 |
Arson of a dwelling house is made a capital crime. |
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04/14/1653 |
Great Fire of 1653 occurs. |
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1653 |
Fire safety regulations are established. |
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03/01/1654 |
Boston obtains a fire engine. |
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09/16/1661 |
Gen. Humphrey Atherton is killed on Boston Common. |
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11/27/1676 |
Great Fire of 1676 occurs. |
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