Thomas Menino
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Thomas Michael Menino was an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston, from 1993 to 2014. He was the city's longest-serving mayor. He was elected mayor in 1993 after first serving three m
Menino in his office, c. 1995–1998
Menino with Mayor Raymond Flynn during Menino's tenure as a City Councilor
Menino (far left) at a 1985 New England Patriots rally, alongside Governor Michael Dukakis, Mayor Raymond Flynn, and player Brian Holloway
Menino walking in the Roslindale neighborhood with Mayor Flynn and New York City Mayor Ed Koch in 1986
Boston Marathon bombing
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The Boston Marathon bombing, sometimes referred to as simply the Boston bombing, was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during the 117th annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Fo
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…cities in the United States. Menino also undertook a number of environmentally-focused actions. In the last year of Menino's tenure, the city faced the Boston Marathon bombing, an incident of domestic terrorism. Menino was a liberal member of the Democratic Party. He led a powerful political machine in Boston and also played…
Moments after the first explosion
Emergency services at work after the bombing
Edward F. Davis gives a news conference on April 15. Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick is second from right and Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley is at far left.
April 16 meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in which officials briefed President Barack Obama on the investigation