In 1986, Michael Jordan scored a NBA playoff record 63 points against the Boston Celtics

In 1981, Toshihiko Seko and Allison Roe both set new records at the Boston Marathon.

In 1912, Fenway Park opened with Boston beating New York.

And in 1967, boxing promotor Don King beat a man so badly, he died five days later in a Cleveland hospital. 

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