The Great Fire of Boston destroyed 349 buildings.
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Telegraph wires linked new York and Boston.
Boston became the first American city to have a town meeting.
Charles Dickens and his wife arrived in Boston, US, from Liverpool, UK.
American Academy of Arts & Science was established in Boston with James Bowdoin, John, and Samuel Adams as founding members.
A medical paper on smallpox was published in Boston, making it the first medical publication in American history.
