History 1770March 5 Boston MassacreBoston Massacre info from here 1743April 14 Thomas Jefferson was bornThomas Jefferson was born in VA 1742January 1 Faneuil Hall marketplace opensMarketplace at Faneuil Hall opened 1634January 1 Boston CommonFirst public park in what would eventually be the United States. 1607January 1 JamestownDoes anybody really know what time it is? 0001January 1 Original HIstoryThe prehistory of the Shawmut Peninsula up to the time when settlers first arrived. Click here for more info on the pre-settler history of the area. (more…) “Original HIstory”