dec 16, 1773 - December 16, 1773: Boston Tea Party
Description:
Protesting both a tax on tea (taxation without representation) and the perceived monopoly of the East India Company, a party of Bostonians thinly disguised as Mohawk people boarded ships at anchor and dumped some £10,000 worth of tea into the harbor, an event popularly known as the Boston Tea Party.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 16, 1773
Now
~ 252 years ago