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dec 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party

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The Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, planned to show the Parliament how they felt about the Tea Act. They boarded the British ship Dartmouth docked in Boston Harbor, dressed up as Native Americans, and dumped the entire load of tea into the water.

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Boston_Tea_Party_Currier_colored.jpg/375px-Boston_Tea_Party_Currier_colored.jpg

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dec 16, 1773
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~ 252 years ago

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