1908 Gun Battle in Jamaica Plain
A 1908 gun battle in Jamaica Plain is revived in this interesting collection of contemporary newspaper accounts including the description of a "dramatic shootout at bucolic Forest Hills Cemetery."
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The First American Murderer, Mayflower Edition
The first American murderer was a passenger on the Mayflower. John Billington was hanged within 10 years of the Mayflower's arrival for shooting John Newcomen with a blunderbuss. First gun crime too. (Image of Louisiana blunderbuss)
The Somalis of Lewiston, Maine
Fascinating article about the reverberating culture clashes as a Somali community springs up in Lewiston, Maine.
