On this day in 1773, in Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists boarded three British merchant vessels and, over the course of the next three hours, dumped 342 chests of tea into the water.

The Boston Tea Party, a protest against punitive British taxes that led directly to open hostilities in the American Revolution 16 months later, unfolded on this day in history, Dec. 16, 1773.

The talk was given in the Old South Meeting House in Boston, the place where Massachusetts colonists met and decided on their protest actions of the evening of December 16, 1773.

Party like it’s 1773 at this virtual Boston Tea Party event A virtual reenactment of ... American revolutionaries dumped more than 90,000 pounds of tea off British ships into Boston Harbor.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 16, 1773, 241 years ago, angry Boston ...

In 1773, the revolutionaries had dumped some 92,000 pounds of tea worth nearly $2 million today into the murky waters of Boston Harbor. Some tea types included Bohea, Congou, Hyson, Singlo and ...

State health officials reported 12 additional deaths related to COVID-19 Monday while 1,773 more Illinois residents have been infected by the disease. That brings the state's death toll to 7,756 ...

BOSTON – The meeting house where colonists gathered to begin challenging British rule before the American Revolution and launched the Boston Tea Party has reopened. The Old South Meeting House ...

In the early morning of Dec. 17, 1773, John Robinson, 15, walked the shoreline in Dorchester Heights, just outside of Boston. It was the day after what’s become known as ...

Play at Old South Meeting House details Phillis Wheatley's life in Boston in 1773 Play 13:39 Close ×. Copy ... This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.