dec 16, 1773 - boston tea party
Description:
December 16th 1773 a raid on three British ships in Boston harbor in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the coverall hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and against the monopoly granted the East India Company.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 16, 1773
Now
~ 250 years ago
