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dec 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party

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A group of colonists throw East India Company tea overboard in protest of the 1765 Stamp Act and over forms of taxation (intended to pay for military protection)
Argued for "No taxation without Representation" (in parliament)

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dec 16, 1773
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~ 252 years ago