On Dec. 16, 1773, 241 years ago, angry Boston citizens boarded British ships and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into Boston ...

The anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, one of the most infamous protests leading up to the American Revolution, is days ...

The colonists, they figured they'd call it a win, but in 1773 Parliament passed the Tea Act, which was a little complex but basically cut the tax on tea. Bostonians, in their wisdom, responded by ...

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December 16 is a date marked by a series of significant events that have shaped global history across various fields such as ...

The same was true with the Townshend Revenue Acts in 1767 and the Tea Act in 1773, which triggered the Tea Party. George was a contradictory character. The Whigs in Parliament called him an ...

The Boston Tea Party, which took place on December 16, 1773, is one of the most iconic turning points on the road to American ...

UTICA, N.Y. -- On this day, 251 years ago, the Boston Tea Party occurred. But how is it connected to Utica? On December 16, ...

The Boston Harbor wasn’t the only site of tea-related rebellion in the colonial era, and the residents of Lexington have once ...

In December 1773, political activists known as the Sons ... The protest known as the Boston Tea Party was in response to the Tea Act, which, in part, maintained a tax on tea imposed by the British ...

On Dec. 16, 1773, 241 years ago, angry Boston citizens boarded British ships and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor ... First came the Stamp Act in 1763. Guess what?