feb 22, 1770 - Death of Christopher Snider
Description:
An angry group of merchants were gathering outside a business they believed were selling boycott English products to colonists. English officer Ebenezer Richardson reads the riot act to the group. The group chases Richardson to his house and throw rocks through his windows. Richardson fires his gun into the crowd of colonists, killing 12 year old Christopher Snider.Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 22, 1770
Now
~ 255 years ago