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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat Dec 16, 2023, 09:45 AM Dec 2023

On this day, December 16, 1773, hundreds of crates of tea were dumped into Boston harbor in protest against the Tea Act.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_16

• 1773 – American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.

Boston Tea Party
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