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.

Harlow Unger presented a history of the Boston Tea Party, which occurred on December 16, 1773. The author reports that the demonstration against the British collection of import duties was ...

HISTORY Party like it’s 1773 at this virtual Boston Tea Party event By Grace Griffin Globe Correspondent, Updated December 15, 2020, 12:22 p.m.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 16, 1773, 241 years ago, angry Boston citizens boarded British ships and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into ...

The commemoration of the Boston Tea Party included scheduled reenactments of throwing tea leaves into the city's harbor and community meetings that preceded the defiant act on Dec. 16, 1773.

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 ...

The meeting house where colonists gathered to begin challenging British rule before the American Revolution and launched the Boston Tea Party has reopened.

A chest from the Dec. 16, 1773, raid on three ships in Boston Harbor is on display at the Tea Party Ship & Museum.

Play at Old South Meeting House details Phillis Wheatley's life in Boston in 1773 13:39 November 21, 2023 Tiziana Dearing Amanda Beland ...