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10 unusual facts about Boston Marathon bombings


Ben Revere

On April 15, 2013, the day of the Boston Marathon bombings, Revere inscribed "Pray for Boston" onto a piece of masking tape and taped it to his glove, which he left sitting out while he stretched.

Boston Bulldogs

Boston Bulldogs (WBCBL), a professional women's basketball team and member of the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League whose name was changed from Boston Bombers after the Boston Marathon bombings

Danny Amendola

In the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, Amendola pledged on his Twitter feed to donate to a recovery fund $100 for every pass he catches during the 2013 season, and $200 for every dropped pass.

Devin McCourty

In the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, McCourty made a pledge to aid recovery efforts with a donation of $100 for every tackle he makes during the 2013 season, and $200 per interception.

Fleetwood Mac Live

The April 18, 2013 stop in Boston, Massachusetts was one of the first major performances given in the city following the Boston Marathon bombings three days earlier.

Jared Cowen

Cowen and the other players had originally intended to be at the marathon's finish line during the time at which bombs exploded, killing and injuring several spectators and runners.

Jason Terry

The Boston Celtics finished 41-40, with one game against the Indiana Pacers not played because of the Boston Marathon bombings, and clinched the 7th seed of the Eastern Conference to make the playoffs.

Marc Mysterio

The Boston Herald reported the song to be released on Monday, June 10, 2013, on Beatport, with all profits from the Beatport Release to go to One Fund Boston, to benefit the victims and families of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Paul Pierce

However the Celtics managed to clinch the 7th seed in the playoffs with a 41-40 season record (with one game not played because of the Boston Marathon bombings).

We got him

Boston Marathon bombings, which resulted in the capture of one of the two suspects


2011 Waltham triple murder

On April 22, 2013, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office stated that it was actively investigating the possible connection of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev to the murders.

Stella Tremblay

Tremblay has maintained that the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings were a black operation planned and executed by the Federal government of the United States, suggesting as evidence that the injuries sustained by Jeff Bauman (who lost both his legs in the bombing) appear to have been faked.