It was a beautiful day in Boston. Even though it was mid-January, the temperature had risen above 4.4 °C (40 °F) by lunchtime, a welcome respite from recent bone-chilling cold. Spirits were high for other reasons, too. World War I had just ended. Bostonians' beloved Red Sox were fresh off a World Series win. But on that fateful day in 1919, the good spirits shattered abruptly when the ground began to shake, and a deafening roar was punctuated by what sounded like machine-gun fire. In short order, anyone within earshot of the blast ran for their lives, if they were able.
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