How a drunken mistake sparked the massive Broad Street Riot of 1837
In short: This video examines the June 1837 Broad Street Riot in Boston, an event triggered when a group of intoxicated volunteer firefighters stumbled into a funeral procession, leading to a massive city-wide conflict.
The conflict began on June 11, 1837, when drunken volunteer firefighters interrupted a funeral procession on Boston's Broad Street. This single incident escalated into a massive riot involving as many as fifteen thousand participants. The resulting chaos left the city of Boston permanently changed.
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