American colonists protested British taxation by boarding ships in Boston Harbor and dumping 342 chests of tea into the water ...

The United States Army celebrated its 250th birthday on June 14, 2025, although stating that the “U.S. Army” is 250 years old is more complicated. The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia ...

To mark today's 251st anniversary of the Dec. 16, 1773 event, here's an encore presentation of the official Boston.com Boston Tea Party quiz.

Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum tells the tale of the infamous tea dumping. Enjoy a cup of tea in Abigail’s Tearoom. The protest took place on December 16, 1773 — nearly 251 years ago.

When was the Boston Tea Party? The protest took place on December 16, 1773 — nearly 251 years ago. On that day, the Sons of Liberty dressed as indigenous people and boarded three ships of cargo ...

The date of the Boston Tea Party—December 16, 1773—didn’t have a particular significance. It was simply a question of time. The rules were that a ship had to be unloaded within 20 days after ...

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

The chapter says learning about the December 16th, 1773 Boston Tea Party provides insight into the culture and mindset of patriots in many colonies leading up to the American Revolution.

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

Patriotic mobs and harbor tea dumping are returning to Boston on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, ... FILE-The Boston Tea Party of 1773, is depicted in an undated engraving.