Timeline_of_Boston_history

Timeline of Boston

Timeline of Boston

Timeline of Boston, Massachusetts, United States


This article is a timeline of the history of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

17th century

18th century

1700s–1760s

Stamp Act riot, 1764

1770s–1790s

Constitution fires her cannons as she is tugged through Boston Harbor in 2021

19th century

1800s–1840s

Flight of balloonist Charles F. Durant in Boston, September 13, 1834
Water celebration, 1848
New England Museum of Natural History, corner of Boylston and Berkeley Streets, Back Bay, Boston, 19th century
Boston Society of Natural History and Rogers Building, Photographie
Faneuil Hall in 1830
Phillips School at Anderson Street and Pinckney Street Boston

1850s–1890s

Railroad Jubilee on Boston Common, 1851; painting by William Sharp
After the fire, 1872
St. Leonard's Church
Central Burying Ground: "Here were interred the remains of persons found under the Boylston St. Mall during the digging of the subway, 1895" (photo from 2008)

20th century

1900s–1940s

The future Col Edward L Logan and who the Airport is named after, his portrait as a state representative, during his time on the Committee on Metropolitan Affairs, 1902
Boston Marathon Finish Line, 1910.
Colonel Logan (second from left) and staff, on the way to the Western front, March 1918
James Michael Curley during his second term as Mayor of Boston in 1922
Gerard Cote winning the Boston Marathon, April 19, 1940
Mayor Tobin (seated, fifth from left) at the dedication of the John Harvard Mall on May 2, 1943
Curley during his final term in office in July 1949

1950s–1970s

Reverend O'Neil Shannon, perennial marathon runner, calls on Mayor John F. Collins to inform him that he will be at the starting line April 19th again.
Newbury Street Back Bay
Newbury Street Back Bay at Exeter Street

1980s–1990s

The Future Mayor Of Boston Martin Walsh during his tenure in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Menino with Mayor Raymond Flynn during Menino's tenure as a City Councilor

21st century

2000s

2010s

Wu campaigning for Boston City Council in 2013
Boston Back Bay - Newbury Street
The Red Sox team wore a commemorative patch to honor Jerry Remy during the 2022 season.[239]

2020s

Freedom Trail marker through a red brick sidewalk

See also


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