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The Broad Street Riot was a massive brawl that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 11, 1837, between Irish Americans and Yankee firefighters. An estimated 800 people were involved in the actual fighting, with at least 10,000 spectators egging them on.
Jun 10, 2016 · The Broad Street Riot: When thousands erupted in violence—Catholics and Protestants, citizens and immigrants, the financially secure and the dirt poor—in the streets of a transforming Boston, 179 years ago this week.
Jun 10, 2023 · 11th June 1837: Broad Street Riot takes place in Boston, Massachusetts, Irish and American citizens - YouTube. HistoryPod. 65.2K subscribers. Subscribed. 25. 471 views 10 months ago. Due to...
Object: The riot in Broad Street on 7 June, 1780 Description A scene in the street, at night; civilians stand by a bonfire on the left, into which furniture from an adjacent house is being thrown, at the centre one soldier attends to a wounded man; on the right, troops with bayonets fill the street, their weapons aimed at the crowd, many ...
On this day in 1837, an Irish funeral procession and a company of Yankee volunteer firefighters came face-to-face in the streets of Boston. Over the next few hours, the two groups and their supporters fought each other in one of the most violent confrontations in the city's history.
Oct 23, 2018 · These facts about the Broad Street Riot prove just how deep bigotry against Irish immigrants ran in Yankee Boston. When a volunteer fire company came across an Irish funeral procession on June 11, 1837, firefighters rang the alarm and called out all the fire companies in the city to battle the Irish.
On July 11, 1837, a company of Yankee firemen returning from a call met with an Irish funeral procession on Broad Street. What started as a street brawl escalated into an all-out riot when a fireman sounded the emergency alarm, summoning all of the fire engines in Boston.
