boston massacre
... Though quiet had prevailed for more than a year, Boston again erupted into protests. ... In the fall of 1768, troops, 1,000 to start, began arriving in Boston. They marched up from the waterfront, pitched their tents on Boston Common, and occupied public and private buildings, including the Old State House, the center of colonial government. ... On a cold, clear night in March 1770, Boston lay under several inches of snow. ... One, Edward Garrick, was a Boston wigmakers apprentice. ... Broadsides (large sheets of paper printed on one side) were circulated within hours, calling the incident a ``massacre. ... Ironically, March 5, 1770, was not only the date of the Boston Massacre.