Boston Massacre

Incident on March 5, 1770
Event massacre Q215687
Boston Massacre
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Summary

Boston Massacre is a massacre[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of massacre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,388 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boston Massacre is located in Massachusetts[3].
  • Boston Massacre is in the country of United States[4].
  • Boston Massacre's instance of is recorded as massacre[5].
  • Boston Massacre took place at Boston[6].
  • Boston Massacre is part of American Revolution[7].
  • Boston Massacre's Commons category is recorded as Boston Massacre[8].
  • Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770[9].
  • Boston Massacre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.358777777777775, 'lon': -71.05716666666666}[10].
  • Boston Massacre's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boston Massacre[11].
  • Boston Massacre resulted in {'amount': '+5'} deaths[12].
  • Boston Massacre caused {'amount': '+0'} injuries[13].
  • Boston Massacre's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[14].
  • Boston Massacre's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[15].
  • Boston Massacre's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[16].
  • Boston Massacre's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject British Empire[17].
  • Boston Massacre's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as British military history task force[18].
  • Boston Massacre's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as European military history task force[19].
  • Boston Massacre's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as North American military history task force[20].
  • Boston Massacre's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject United States military history[21].
  • Boston Massacre's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Early Modern warfare task force[22].
  • Boston Massacre's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as American Revolutionary War task force[23].
  • Boston Massacre's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Military history[24].
  • Boston Massacre's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject United Kingdom[25].
  • Boston Massacre's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject United States[26].
  • Boston Massacre's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Massachusetts[27].

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When and Where

Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770[9]. The location of it was Boston[6]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

Boston Massacre is part of American Revolution[7]. Its instance of is recorded as massacre[5].

Outcome and Impact

Boston Massacre resulted in {'amount': '+5'} deaths[12]. It caused {'amount': '+0'} injuries[13].

Why It Matters

Boston Massacre ranks in the top 1% of massacre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,388 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of injured → {'amount': '+0'}
    Point in time → +1770-03-05T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → massacre
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Massachusetts
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