BB 4/5/16

Afternoon Phoenix!  How’s everyone doing on this cold Tuesday?  Thanks for joining us for another edition of Tuesday Trivia.

Today’s subject is Sterling Chase, mate of Tavia, and father to Aric and Carys. 

Sterling was born and raised in Boston over a century ago.  He was part of the Darkhaven elite, and comes from a well-connected, political family with deep ties to the Breed’s Enforcement Agency.  He holds many degrees from Harvard University.  His rigid, do-it-by-the-book attitude earned him the nickname Harvard from Dante. 

Let’s look at what Boston was like around the time of Sterling’s birth over a century ago.

·         In 1900, the population of Boston was 560,892.  That didn’t count the Breed populace.

·         1901 – Boston Red Sox founded.

·         1912 – Fenway Park opens.

·         1924 – Boston Bruins professional ice hockey team founded, one of the NHL’s Original Six teams.

·         1935 – Boston Housing Authority established.

·         1936 – Boston Museum of Modern Art founded.

·         1942 – The Cocoanut Grove fire.  The Cocoanut Grove was Boston’s premier nightclub during the post-Prohibition 1930’s and 1940’s.  On November 28, 1942, the club was the scene of the deadliest nightclub fire in history, killing 492 people (32 more than the building’s authorized capacity).  The enormity of the tragedy shocked the nation and briefly replaced World War II in the headlines.  It led to reform of safety standards and codes across the country, and major changes in the treatment and rehabilitation of burn victims.   It was the second-deadliest building fire in American history.  It is estimated that over 1000 people crammed into the nightclub to enjoy some Thanksgiving weekend revelry.   The only main exit was a revolving door.  Hundreds of people jammed the door in an attempt to escape, causing firefighters to have to remove the door to gain entry.  Other exits had been bolted shut to prevent people from leaving without paying.  Other interior doors opened inward, and were useless in the crush of people pressing against them. 

·         1947 – Future president John F. Kennedy becomes US Representative for Massachusetts’ 11^th Congressional district.

·         1955- Martin Luther King Jr. earns PhD from Boston University.

·         1962 – Boston Strangler murders began.

·         1979 – JFK Library built.

·         1988 – Michael Dukakis Presidential campaign headquartered in city.

·         1994 – Rent control ends.

·         2002 – Sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Boston reported.

·         2004 – Red Sox Win World Series.

·         2010 – Population 617,594 – metro area 4,552,402

·         2013 – Whitey Bulger trial begins (gangster portrayed by Johnny Depp in the movie Black Mass)

·         2013 – Boston Marathon bombings.  

 Have a fangtastic day my friends!<3  Brock V"""V