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June

1

In 1638 the first earthquake ever to be recorded in the United States was done so in Plymouth, MA. 2

2

1854 Anthony Burns, a fugitive slave, returned to slavery despite protests. 1

3

1884 Civil Service Act makes it illegal for Boston Officials to recommend candidates for policemen, firemen, clerks and laborers. 1

4

In 1968 actor Scott Wolf of Pary of 5 was born in Boston. 2

5

In 1924 the City decided to use zoning. 1

In 1639 MA gave 500 acres of land for the erection of a gun powder mill. 2

7

1913 Street Railway strike begins. 1

8

1689 King's Chapel opens. 1

9

In 1948 WBZ-TV began broadcasting. 2

10

In 1652 the first mint in the U.S. was opened in Boston by John Hull. 2

11

1837 Broad Street Riot erupts after collision of Irish Funeral Procession and Protestant Fire Brigade. 1

1899 Construction begins on Symphony Hall. 1

13

1947 Red Sox play the first night game in Fenway Park. 1

14

1841 Boston Museum and Gallery of Arts opens on Tremont Street. 1

15

1988 Boston City Archives established. 1

16

1869 Ulysses S. Grant visits Boston. 1

17

1775 Battle of Bunker Hill. 1

18

1896 Board of Park Commissioners ordered to have one of the baseball grounds at Franklin Park reserved for working men on Saturday afternoon during summer months. 1

19

1656 Ann Hibbons hanged as a witch from the Great Elm on Boston Common. 1

20

1961 Fire destroys the Howard Athenaeum. 1

21

1974 School Committee found guilty of maintaining segregated schools. 1

22

1869 Annexation Act of June 4, 1869 accepted by Dorchester and Boston. 1

23

1789 Codicil to Benjamin Franklin's will leaves one thousand pounds to the "Inhabitants of the Town of Boston". 1

24

1852 Mount Hope Cemetary in Roxbury consecrated. 1

25

1928 Mayor Nichols orders the appropriation of $20,000 out of the Reserve fund to defray expenses for the reception of Miss Amelia Earhart and the distinguished crew of the airiplane Friendship. 1

26

1877 Rutherford B. Hayes visits Boston. 1

27

1835 Boston & Lowell Railroad opens. 1

28

1998 Dedication of the Irish Famine Memorial at Downtown Crossing. 1

29

1810 Nathaniel Shurtleff, Mayor of Boston, born. 1

30

1846 Newsboys first licensed to sell newspapers. 1