dec 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party
Description:
Political and economic protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts; targeted the Tea Act, which colonists felt violated their right to give consent to taxation placed by the British; demonstrators destroyed an entire shipment of Tea sent by the East India Company by boarding the ships and throwing the chests of tea into the Boston HarborAdded to timeline:
Date:
dec 16, 1773
Now
~ 252 years ago