Tensions rose markedly after Christopher Seider, a young lad about eleven Years of Age, was killed by a customs employee on February 22, 1770. Seider's death was glorified in the Boston Gazette, and his funeral was described as one of the largest of the time in Boston.
Overall, the most common causes of chest pain are. 1  Disorders of the ribs, rib cartilage, chest muscles (musculoskeletal chest wall pain), or nerves in the chest. 2  Inflammation of the membrane that covers the lungs (pleuritis) 3  Inflammation of the membrane that covers the heart (pericarditis)
Back to Top Causes. Heart or blood vessel problems that can cause chest pain: 1  Angina or a heart attack. 2  The most common symptom is chest pain that may feel like tightness, heavy pressure, squeezing, or crushing pain.3  The pain may spread to the arm, shoulder, jaw, or back.ack to Top Causes. Heart or blood vessel problems that can cause chest pain: 1  Angina or a heart attack. 2  The most common symptom is chest pain that may feel like tightness, heavy pressure, squeezing, or crushing pain. 3  The pain may spread to the arm, shoulder, jaw, or back.