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Summer 2012 Events at the Paul Revere House

Posted on Author NorthEndWaterfront.com

Dozens of summer 2012 events are happening at the Paul Revere House. Page down for special War of 1812 Bicentennial and Harborfest activities. Remember, North End residents are waived admission courtesy of the PRH, located right here in North Square. For more information, see PaulRevereHouse.org. PAUL REVERE’S BOSTON EVENTS: EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON June 9 Silversmithing Read More…
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Sacco & Vanzetti Lecture on August 29th

Posted on Author Matt Conti

The Saco and Venzetti Commemoration Society is sponsoring a free lecture by Ted Grippo on Wednesday, 7pm, August 29, 2012 at Dante Alighieri, 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge. Grippo will talk about recent evidence supporting a conspiracy to frame the North End Italians, Sacco and Vanzetti.

Scientific American: The Physics of the Great Molasses Flood

Posted on Author Matt Conti

On January 15, 1919—an unusually warm winter day in Boston—patrolman Frank McManus picked up a call box on Commercial Street, contacted his precinct station and began his daily report. Moments later he heard a sound like machine guns and an awful grating. He turned to see a five-story-high metal tank split open, releasing a massive Read More…