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dec 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party

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342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians. The Americans were protesting both a tax on tea (taxation without representation) and the perceived monopoly of the East India Company.

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dec 16, 1773
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~ 252 years ago