jun 9, 1772 - British customs cutter HMS Gaspee, charged with enforcing the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts, is lured aground off the coast of Warwick, Rhode Island on the shore of Narragansett Bay. The next day, colonial sympathizers defy the king and torch the revenue ship.
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jun 9, 1772
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