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Odd Facts From History and Culture
English novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon faced sensationalist views and died in 1915. Russian composer Alexander Borodin, born in St Petersburg, studied medicine and chemistry before practicing medicine briefly. Boston cholera outbreak of 1849 killed 5,080 of 130,000. Boston’s 1822 charter followed a 47,000 population. Lord Byron owned the famed dog Boatswain and funded its tomb. Slavery was present in Boston as early as 1688 and persisted after the Revolution.
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