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Boston: 10 Claims to Fame: Media

Explore some of Boston’s bizarre and classic claims to fame!

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Boston
Skyline of Boston.
© MedioImages/Getty Images
Boston cream pie
© Valerygreen/Dreamstime.com
Boston Common
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZ62-86235)
Catherine Ndereba at the Boston Marathon
Kenyan runner Catherine Ndereba winning the 2000 Boston Marathon.
Darren McCollester—Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Boston: streetcar
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-det-4a24027)
Boston Massacre engraving by Paul Revere
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-ppmsca-01657)
Summer, Donna
Donna Summer.
© Michael Putland/Retna Ltd.
Ruth, Babe
National Photo Company Collection/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-npcc-00316)
Good Will Hunting
Matt Damon (left) and Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting (1997).
Courtesy of Miramax Films
Great Molasses Flood
Globe Newspaper Co./Boston Public Library