A medical paper on smallpox was published in Boston, making it the first medical publication in American history.
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Charles Dickens and his wife arrived in Boston, US, from Liverpool, UK.
Edward Jenner, an English country doctor, gave the first vaccination against smallpox.
Boston became the first American city to have a town meeting.
$500 million worth of art was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, US.
American Academy of Arts & Science was established in Boston with James Bowdoin, John, and Samuel Adams as founding members.
