dec 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party
Description:
The Boston Tea Party was an incident that caused 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company to be thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians. The Americans were protesting a tax on tea, because of "no taxation without representation"Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 16, 1773
Now
~ 252 years ago