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04/29/1842 |
More than two dozen people drown in Boston Harbor. |
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08/23/1854 |
Five men are killed by a shell explosion on Boston Common. |
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07/04/1861 |
Balloon ascent goes awry over Boston. |
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11/21/1862 |
Boston & Maine train crashes while passing over drawbridge. |
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11/30/1886 |
H.E. McCurdy is killed in a traffic accident near the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. |
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03/14/1887 |
Bussey Bridge Disaster occurs. |
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07/04/1892 |
Balloon ascension ends in tragedy. |
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06/29/1896 |
Four children drown in Boston Harbor. |
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1896 |
Sylvester Roper dies in a crash on his steam-powered bicycle. |
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03/04/1897 |
Gas explosion occurs during construction of new Boston subway. |
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