may 18, 1771 - British soldiers fire on a group of angry colonists, killing 5.
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On the cold, snowy night of March 5, 1770, a mob of angry colonists gathers at the Customs House in Boston and begins tossing snowballs and rocks at the lone British soldier guarding the building.
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The Enlightenment & U.S Revolution.
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