A slap on the wrist

  • Right: The tomstone marking the grave of the 5 victims of the Boston Massacre that were buried together along with a 6th person from a previous related event. Old Granary Graveyard, Boston. Photo by Carl Lanning.
    Right: The tomstone marking the grave of the 5 victims of the Boston Massacre that were buried together along with a 6th person from a previous related event. Old Granary Graveyard, Boston. Photo by Carl Lanning.
    By Carl Laning, TMN Contributor We’ve all heard of the Boston Massacre. In short, on March 5, 1770, a crowd, largely drunken, of 300 or so citizens of Boston gathered outside the Customs House berating a British soldier on guard duty. Eight further British soldiers were dispatched to the scene. The crowd threw stones, spat on them and threatened them. Shots rang out. Three of the crowd were d...

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