Historedia
Group or institution

Boston Board of Selectmen

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1783

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Boston Board of Selectmen, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Last Massacre Day Celebration in Boston

    1783

    Role: Municipal body that decided to replace Massacre Day with Independence Day

    1. 1783 · Boston, MassachusettsFinal Observance of Massacre Day

      Boston held the last Massacre Day observance in 1783, ending an annual commemoration of the 1770 Boston Massacre that had run since 1771.

    2. 1783 · Boston, MassachusettsReplacement with Independence Day

      With the Revolutionary War ended and independence secured, the Boston Board of Selectmen replaced Massacre Day with Independence Day on July 4.

Sources

  1. Massacre Day Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-01