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"The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston, on Mar. 5, 1770"


The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston, on Mar. 5, 1770

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston, on Mar. 5, 1770, 03/05/1770 (National Archives Identifier: 530966); Signal Corps Photographs of American Military Activity, 1754 - 1954, Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1982, Record Group 111, National Archives

One of the events preceding the American Revolution, the Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770. It is depicted here in an engraving by Paul Revere.
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