Boston Marathon bombing

=== One Boston Day ===

On the second anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings, Mayor [[Marty Walsh]] established April 15, the day of the bombings, as an official and permanent holiday called "One Boston Day", dedicated to conducting random acts of kindness and helping others out.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://onebostonday.org| title=One Boston Day| publisher=One Boston Day| date=April 15, 2015}}</ref> Over the past eight years, some examples of acts of kindness being done have been donating blood to the American Red Cross, donating food to the Greater Boston Food Bank, opening free admission in places like the [[Museum of Science]] and [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Museum of Fine Arts]], donating shoes to homeless shelters, and donating to military and veteran charities.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.boston.com/culture/events/2016/04/14/11-ways-to-participate-in-one-boston-day-on-friday| author=Kristin Toussaint| title=11 ways to participate in One Boston Day| publisher=Boston Globe Media Partners| date=April 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/health/2018/04/13/guide-one-boston-day-2018/| author=Tessa Yannone| title=Your Guide to One Boston Day 2018| magazine=Boston Magazine| date=April 13, 2018}}</ref>

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