Boston became the first American city to have a town meeting.
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A medical paper on smallpox was published in Boston, making it the first medical publication in American history.
$500 million worth of art was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, US.
Telegraph wires linked new York and Boston.
The Boston Bicycle Club was formed, becoming the first cycling club in the United States.
The Great Fire of Boston destroyed 349 buildings.
