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Boston Endures City’s Worst Snowstorm On Record
Boston faced its greatest snow storm in history with fifteen inches in twenty four hours. The outage halted commerce, paused Wall Street activity, and left thousands unemployed temporarily put to work restoring streets and services. No lives were lost and key infrastructure faced heavy strain including fire alarms and telephones.
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