7h 45min, mar 5, 1770 y - Boston Massacre
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The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry.
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7h 45min, mar 5, 1770 y
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~ 255 years ago
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