10 Facts About Boston
1. In 1612, the first Thanksgiving in the country was celebrated in Boston by the Pilgrims. It lasted three days!
2. You'll find the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned vessel in the U.S. Navy, in Boston Harbor. Navel officers and crew still serve aboard today.
3. The oldest public park in the U.S., Boston Common, was created in 1634.
4. Martin Luther King Jr. lived, studied, and met Coretta Scott King in Boston.
5. The first American lighthouse, Little Brewster Lighthouse, was built in Boston in 1716.
6. Fenway Park (home of the Boston Red Sox) opened in 1912 and is the oldest original major league baseball stadium still in use today.
7. Boston is home to the first college in North America, Harvard University, founded in 1636.
8. Boston is the only state capital in the contiguous US with an oceanic coastline.
9. The John Handcock Tower predicts the weather with a series of colored lights atop the building lets residents know whether it's going to rain, snow, be cloudy or clear. If the lights are flashing red, it's not just rain, but also that the Red Sox game is rained out.
10. The Boston University Bridge is the only bridge in the world where a boat can sail under a train going under a vehicle driving under an airplane.
