National Center of Afro–American Artists, Alianza Hispana,[111] Sociedad Latina de South Boston,[111] Community Change [6] and city Council on Aging[30] established.
Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center opens in Roxbury.[205]
August 29: Funeral and procession for longtime US Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
2010s
2010
One City One Story,[206] Boston Rising program in Grove Hall,[207] Girls Rock Boston,[208] JP Music Festival,[209] and Design Museum Boston[210] established.
April 19: City shuts down for manhunt of marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. His brother Tamerlan died in a shootout with Watertown Police three after the tragedy. Towards the end of the manhunt, Dzhokhar was found hidden in a boat in a Watertown backyard. He was surrounded by police and was later taken into custody.
October 30: The Boston Red Sox, in an end-of-year triumph, win the 2013 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals; the first win at Fenway Park since 1918, and the third they've won since 2004.
November 14: Bulger was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years for his crimes by U.S. District Judge Denise Casper.[218] As of January 10, 2014 Bulger is currently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona [11].
August 18: Thousands march from Roxbury to Boston Common to protest white nationalism a week after violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. They protest a gathering of a hundred self-identified free speech advocates associated with the alt-right.[237]
August, 20: the .boston top-level internet domain (GeoTLD) officially started taking registrations.[238]
2019
Long-time Dudley Square is officially renamed Nubian Square.
2020s
2020
March: Boston was hardest-hit by COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Marty Walsh declares state of emergency, which put few thousands of residents out of work, issued strict local stay-at-home orders, and shifted others to work at home.
November 2: Michelle Wu, a 36-year-old daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, is the first female to be elected Mayor of Boston.[240][241][242][243][244]
2022
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