Final Observance of Massacre Day
- When
- 1783
- Where
- Boston, Massachusetts
Boston held the last Massacre Day observance in 1783, ending an annual commemoration of the 1770 Boston Massacre that had run since 1771.
Massacre Day, observed in Boston on March 5 as the anniversary of the 1770 Boston Massacre, was celebrated for the final time in 1783. The holiday had existed from 1771 to 1783, and each year a featured speaker delivered an oration commemorating the massacre. The 1783 observance marked the end of this tradition. No supplied passage explicitly dates the final observance to March 5; that day is inferred from the holiday's fixed annual date rather than directly attested.
Sources
- Massacre Day Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-01
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