On December 16, 1773, American colonists stormed three British ships and hurled 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This explosive act of rebellion against unfair taxes shook the empire, ignited ...

The reason why you can never get a decent cup of tea in the USA dates back to the Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773, when the locals dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbour in protest at British ...

The American colonies were forced to pay a tax — tariff — on tea, which ignited the American Revolution. On Dec. 16, 1773, American colonists, angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without ...

DRIVE BY HISTORY: The Other ‘Boston Tea Parties’ – join us for an investigation into the fiery tale of Greenwich, New Jersey patriots burning tea to resist British tyranny, one of up to 17 similar ...

This Saturday, April 19, marks 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War in Massachusetts. It began with the "Shot heard 'round the world" on April 19, 1775 in Lexington and it marked the end ...

On December 16, 1773, American colonists protested British taxation by boarding ships in Boston Harbor and dumping 342 chests of tea into the water, an event known as the Boston Tea Party. This act of ...

Different times, different causes: The Boston Tea Party, in 1773, led by American Colonists rebelling against unfair acts by the British Crown, first led to increased punishment by the British, then ...

In 1774, while the colonies were still under British rule, Barker and 50 other women signed their names to a declaration ...

Dawn Cournoyer and her 7th-grade class from Conant Middle School visited the Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum and other Revolutionary War sites in Boston, thanks to a grant from the American ...