The Handy Boston Answer Book. Samuel Willard Crompton

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quarters in Copley Square to the north bank of the Charles River 1917 John F. Kennedy born in Brookline World War I begins. 37,000 Bostonians serve during the conflict 1918 Red Sox win the World Series for the fifth time 1919 The Terrible Molasses Flood hits East Boston The Boston police strike makes news nationwide, bringing condemnation to the strikers and applause to Governor Calvin Coolidge 1920 The Red Sox trade Babe Ruth to the Yankees 1923 Massachusetts boy Calvin Coolidge becomes president of the United States 1924 The Boston Bruins are organized 1925 A non-Irishman is elected Mayor of Boston, the only such occurrence in the twentieth century 1928 The Boston Garden—home to the Bruins and later the Celtics—is completed 1930 Boston celebrates its tercentenary James Michael Curley becomes Mayor of Boston for the third time 1933 Numerous soup kitchens in operation in Boston 1944 Eldest of the four Kennedy boys dies in World War II 1945 John “The Elder” Kelley wins the Boston Marathon for the second time 1946 John F. Kennedy elected to the U.S. Congress Red Sox win pennant but lose World Series Boston Celtics are formed as part of the American Basketball Association 1950 Population of Boston is 790,863; population of United States is 151,325,798 Arnold “Red” Auerbach comes to Boston to manage the Boston Celtics 1956 Bill Russell comes to Boston to enter the Celtics organization 1957 John “The Younger” Kelly wins the Boston Marathon, becoming the first American to do so since 1945 1957 Boston Celtics win their first NBA championship 1959 Boston Patriots admitted as eighth and last team of the American Football League Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain face off for the first time 1960 John F. Kennedy wins Democratic nomination and defeats Richard M. Nixon in the general election Ted Williams takes his last at-bat in Fenway Park 1962 President Kennedy shows a firm hand during the Cuban Missile Crisis 1963 President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas 1964 The fifty-two-story Prudential Building is completed Celtics owner Walter Brown dies 1967 The “Impossible Dream” year of the Red Sox Amby Burfoot becomes first American to win Boston Marathon since 1968 New York Senator Robert Kennedy assassinated in Los Angeles 1969 Student protests at M.I.T. force the administration to close one of the most important laboratories for U.S. Armed Services research 1970 Love Story is released to wide screen Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup 1971 Foxboro Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, is completed 1974 Federal Judge Arthur Garrity rules that Boston schools must integrate 1975 Red Sox win pennant but lose World Series to Cincinnati Reds Bill Rodgers wins the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:09:28 1976 Boston and eastern Massachusetts experience tourist revival with Bicentennial Year Shocking photograph of racial anger appears in papers around the nation Rock group Boston has groundbreaking success with album of the same name The John Hancock Tower is completed 1978 Boston endures the Blizzard of ‘78 Red Sox lose heart-breaking, one-game playoff to Yankees Celtics great John Havlicek retires Federal Reserve Building in East Boston is completed The Paper Chase, a very popular television program, debuts on CBS 1979 John F. Kennedy Library is opened at Columbia Point Larry Bird comes to Boston for the first time to sign with the Celtics 1980 Ted Kennedy runs for Democratic nomination, losing to incumbent Jimmy Carter Bill Rodgers wins the Boston Marathon for the fourth time, tying Gerard Cote in second place of all-time winners Cheating scandal taints the Boston Marathon when Rosie Ruiz “wins” in record time 1982 Cheers appears on TV for first time 1982–83 Boston experiences frigid winter 1985 Spencer for Hire debuts on CBS 1986 New England Patriots reach the Super Bowl but are thrashed by Chicago Bears Red Sox come close to victory in World Series, but are foiled by New York Mets Boston Celtics have an outstanding year, culminating in another

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