On the morning of Oct. 28, 1915, 21 young girls lost their lives in a tragic fire at the St. John's School. The 21 girls who were trapped were later found, after the fire subsided, huddled together, burned beyond recognition, on the other side of the entrance - just steps away from survival. All the teachers escaped with their lives. The students' deaths were privately mourned and rarely mentioned as many tried to forget the tragedy. Because of this Peabody became the first city to make a law that said all doors must push out.
Isn't that pleasant?
(Yes this is from wikipedia, but since I went to this school, I know it to be true because they told us about this almost every fire drill we had =___= )
EDIT: And apparently, Forbes Magazine ranked Peabody the 14th most livable city in the United States...
LIES. LIES I TELL YOU.