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Bullets on the Boardwalk (episode 92)
Bullets on the Boardwalk (episode 92)
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Aug 6, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
On August 8, 1920, an epic brawl broke out on Revere Beach when police attempted to arrest a group of four disorderly sailors. In the chaos that followed, 400 sailors attempted to storm the police station to free their comrades, even stealing rifles from the beachfront shooting galleries and turning them against the police. Soldiers from nearby Fort Banks had to be called out to restore order at the point of a bayonet. It was the height of Revere Beach’s early 20th century popularity, when it was seen as Boston’s Coney Island, with roller coasters, restaurants, and dance halls lining the beach just north of the city.
Show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/092/
Show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/092/
Released:
Aug 6, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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