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05/18/1835 |
Great Fire of 1835 occurs. |
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05/18/1852 |
Massachusetts legislature passes a law requiring all school-age children to attend school. |
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05/18/1858 |
Mehemet Pasha visits Boston. |
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05/18/1871 |
Scollay Square is created. |
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05/18/1891 |
Engine Company No. 38-39 Firehouse opens. |
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05/18/1891 |
Harrison Avenue Firehouse (first) opens. |
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05/18/1896 |
Plessy v. Ferguson decision allows segregation in public schools. |
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05/18/1896 |
Thomas Edison’s Vitascope motion pictures are first shown in Boston. |
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05/18/1902 |
Growing number of Boston commuters is described by the Boston Herald. |
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05/18/1916 |
USS Bridge is launched. |
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