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jun 9, 1772 - Gaspee Incident

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HMS Gaspee was a British customs vessel that was enforcing the Navigation Acts in Newport, Rhode Island; it ran aground in shallow water and a group of men attacked, boarded, and torched the ship; increased hostilities between American colonists and British officials

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jun 9, 1772
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~ 253 years ago