Boston Garden opens
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Words to know
- arena
- a place with seats around a space for games or shows
- gather
- come together
- record
- information kept so people can use it later
Boston Garden opened as a place for large public events. It became famous for sports and performances. A different building, now called TD Garden, opened in 1995. The two arenas are not the same building.
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Follow-up: The Cocoanut Grove fire
A terrible fire struck the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston. Four hundred ninety-two people died. The disaster led to changes in fire safety and advances in caring for burn injuries.
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