Five years after that event, British troops were defeated in a battle that took place primarily on and around Breed's Hill, located near this city.
John Damrell became this city's Inspector of Buildings following an 1872 event in which much of its financial district was destroyed in a fire. On 15 January 1919, twenty-one people were crushed to death or died of asphyxiation in its North End after a (*) storage tank burst and an immense wave of molasses rushed through the streets. A much earlier incident in this city saw five people shot dead outside its custom house, including the black merchant seaman Crispus Attucks. Five years after that event, British troops were defeated in a battle that took place primarily on and around Breed's Hill, located near this city. For 10 points, name this city, the home of John Hancock and Paul Revere, where tea was dumped into the harbour in 1773.
John Damrell became this city's Inspector of Buildings following an 1872 event in which much of its financial district was destroyed in a fire.
Boston, Massachusetts