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11/27/1722 |
Eclipse of the sun is visible in Boston. |
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1726 |
Boylston, Zabdiel. An Historical Account of the Small-pox Inoculated in New England. |
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1730 |
Smallpox epidemic strikes Boston. |
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1731 |
William Burgis produces “bird’s-eye” view engravings of Boston. |
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1736 |
Dr. William Douglass establishes a medical society in Boston. |
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1737 |
Province Quarantine Hospital is built on Rainsford Island. |
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1741 |
Dr. Sylvester Gardiner introduces Cheselden’s new method for removing bladder stones. |
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01/31/1752 |
Smallpox epidemic strikes Boston. |
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07/27/1753 |
Warren (Dr. John) is born in Roxbury. |
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04/03/1759 |
Haley’s comet is observed in Boston. |
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