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)
Other less emergent causes of chest pain can include: Costochondritis. Costochondritis is chest wall pain caused by inflamed cartilage located where your ribs and breast bone meet. Costochondritis can mimic the pain of a heart attack and is often aggravated when you inhale and exhale deeply.