October 29, 1887 – Eben Norton Horsford speaks on occasion of the unveiling of Anne Whitney's Leif Ericson statue (installed on Commonwealth Ave.) August 1890 – Julius Caesar Chappelle, Republican legislator of Boston, MA (1883–1886), one of the first black legislators in the United States, makes a speech (endorsing the Federal Elections bill that would help give blacks the right to vote) that was printed in The New York Age newspaper's front-page article, "At the Cradle of Liberty" on August 9, 1890. June 15, 1898 – James E. McCormick published a letter in the Boston Evening Transcript on June 2 which led to a June 15 meeting at Faneuil Hall, thus the founding of the American Anti-Imperialist League in opposition to the Spanish–American War as well the subsequent Filipino-American War. To note one of the league's more familiar names, Mark Twain served as vice-president from 1901 to his passing in 1910. 1903 March 4 – Frederic J. Stimson debates James F. Carey March 19 – Protest "against the suppression of truth about the Philippines" May 1909 – 32nd Grand Division (Order of Railroad Conductors)ORC Convention 1974 – Weathervane stolen, then returned 1992 – Building restored 2012 – Lower Level and First Level completely renovated by Eastern General Contractors, Inc. of Springfield, MA Gallery See also Dock Square (Boston, Massachusetts) Harborplace South Street Seaport Boston Landmarks Commission List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts References Notes Further reading Abram English Brown (1901) Faneuil hall and Faneuil Hall Market: or, Peter Faneuil and His Gift. Boston: Lee and Shepard. Burgon, John William (1839) Life and Times of Sir Thomas Gresham. London: Robert Jennings External links Faneuil Hall Marketplace Faneuil Hall (City of Boston) Faneuil Hall (National Park Service) (Official website of the Freedom Trail) Suffolk County listings (National Register of Historic Places) Boston Classical Orchestra Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress. Includes 1937 photos. SAH Archipedia Building Entry Faneuil Hall Study Report Boston National Historical Park Commercial buildings in Boston Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Charles Bulfinch buildings Commercial buildings completed in 1762 Market houses National Historic Landmarks in Boston Shopping malls in Massachusetts 1743 establishments in Massachusetts Landmarks in Boston National Register of Historic Places in Boston Government Center, Boston Georgian architecture