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  1. Great deal on 'Inventing the Charles River' by Karl Haglund (Hardcover - S...
  2. Did you know on this day in 1716 A lion is exhibited in Boston, the first exotic animal known to have been exhibited in America?
  3. Good morning.
  4. Trivia about today in 1789: The last beacon on Beacon Hill is blown down. It is replaced with a monument designed by Charles Bulfinch.
  5. Good night.
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  7. Did you know that on this day in 1837 William Crompton of Taunton, MA receives a patent (#491) for the silk figure power loom?
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  9. Trivia about today in 1952: A federal grand jury is impaneled to hear evidence in the Brink's case. 65 witnesses appear in 25 sessions.
  10. 10 more minutes please.
  11. Historical trivia... on this day in 1908: The first issue of the "Christian Science Monitor" is published.
  12. Bed time.
  13. Historical trivia... on this day in 1780: Alexander Parris, architect of Quincy Market, is born in Hebron.
  14. 10 more minutes please.
  15. Item of interest, today in 1849: Where's George? The Parkman family contacts local police while Dr. John White Webster makes a fire.
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  17. Item of interest, today in 1756: The "Burying Place at the bottom of the Common", later known as the Central Burying Ground, opens.
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