16th December 1773: Artist's rendering of the Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, December 16, 1773. A group of Bostonians threw tea into Boston harbour as a protest against the British ...

On the evening of December 16, 1773, 250 years ago today, New England colonists disguised as Native Americans calmly boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea overboard. By ...

The anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, one of the most infamous protests leading up to the American Revolution, is days away. In December 1773, political activists known as the Sons of Liberty took ...

From tea salvaged at the Boston Tea Party, to a bronze angel watching over Boston for a century, history is hidden everywhere. Last year marked 250 years since an act that cemented Boston in America’s ...

BOSTON - December 16 marks the anniversary of perhaps the most consequential protest in American history. On this day, 249 years ago, frustrated colonists dumped tea in Boston Harbor to send a message ...

Under cover of night, Colonists boarded the ships, dumped the tea chests and sparked a revolution. Hulton Fine Art Collection/Art Images via Getty Images On the evening of Dec. 16, 1773, a crowd of ...

LONDON - This year marks 250 years since the Boston Tea Party, an event many see as a catalyst for American independence from the British Empire. The anniversary isn't until December, but a key part ...

On a chilly December night, 250 years ago, a group of men destroyed a lot of tea. The Boston Tea Party was an act of civil disobedience. The caper, led by disguised men on the ships and silently ...

They were fed up with a British tax on tea in particular and consumed by resentment of British authority in general. So on the night of December 16, 1773, a group of rebellious colonial Americans ...

This time around, there will be no “Indians” at the Boston Tea Party. On Dec. 16, 1773, some of the 100 to 150 colonists who boarded three ships and tossed their tea into the Boston Harbor disguised ...

The Boston Tea Party, which took place on December 16, 1773, is one of the most iconic turning points on the road to American independence. While it might sound like a whimsical afternoon gathering, ...