mar 5, 1770 - Boston Massacre

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About 50 Colonists threw rocks and snowballs at a single British soldier. He called for back up. About 8 other soldiers came. A British soldier fell and his gun went off into the crowd. The other British soldiers also fired and five Americans ended up dying.

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https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/civilians-and-soldiers-clash-in-the-boston-massacre

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