The world’s oldest annual marathon begun in 1897 and was inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics.
The Boston Marathon ranks as one of the world’s best-known road racing events and is one of six World Marathon Majors.
The Boston Marathon:
Boston Marathon 2013 unfolded:
9 A.M. – The 2013 Boston Marathon begins.
11:58 A.M. – Rita Jeptoo of Kenya becomes the women’s winner, crossing the finish line with a time of 2:26:25.
12:10 P.M. – Men’s winner Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, finishes with a time of 2:10:22.
2:50 P.M. – Two blasts go off only seconds apart at the finish line, less than 100 yards from each other on the north side of Boylston Street.
3 P.M. – A fire breaks out in the mechanical room at the JFK Presidential Library, but is reportedly not related to the explosions at the marathon.
3:34 P.M. – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announces multiple sections of the Green Line will be suspended due to police activity.
4:02 P.M. – The first official reports from the Boston Police Department list two dead and 23 injured.
4:30 P.M. – A third blast goes off near the JFK Library though no one is injured. Authorities say the explosion is being treated as an “ongoing event”.
4:30 P.M. – Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis holds a press conference urging people to remain indoors and not congregate in large groups.
5:23 P.M. – The fire in the JFK Library is put out.
6:10 P.M. – President Barack Obama addresses the nation, vowing: “We’ll find out who did this. We’ll find out why they did this.”
6:30 P.M. – One of the dead is reported to be an 8-year-old boy, named Martin Richard.
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