According to the Bostonian Society , which maintains the 1713-built Old Massachusetts State House , the rectangular copper box containing a variety of artifacts from 1901 was sealed inside one of two iconic statues -- a lion and a unicorn -- that have been a familiar site atop the Old State House for a couple of centuries . Time capsule hidden since 1901 in Boston is discovered . - The first commercial flight of a jet airliner takes place when the British Royal Air Force (RAF) launches its Gloster Meteor fighter aircraft from RAF Boscombe Down. The copper box is found in a statue atop the State House .
Time capsule hidden since 1901 in Boston is discovered . - The first commercial flight of a jet airliner takes place when the British Royal Air Force (RAF) launches its Gloster Meteor fighter aircraft from RAF Boscombe Down. The copper box is found in a statue atop the State House .