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SATURDAY, December 16, 2023 Today is the 350th day of 2023 and the 85th day of autumn. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1773, Tea Act protesters dumped hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor, an act that came to be known as the “Boston Tea Party.” In 1835, “The Great Fire” destroyed nearly 700 buildings in New York City.

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Over twenty members and guests of the Shepherdstown Pack Horse Ford Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) commemorated the Boston Tea Party 250th anniversary with

Contrary to popular belief, the 1773 protest opposed a tax break, not a tax hike. And it didn't immediately unify the colonies against the British

Four descendants remember the risks taken by their ancestors in standing up to the British in 1773 and tossing tea into Boston Harbor.

The true history of the Boston Tea Party is far more complicated than the grammar-school version, and the real facts of what happened on that fateful night in 1773 might surprise you.

Most famous for their role in the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty used grassroots activism to push back against British rule.

Lords of Beacon Hill, hear ye, hear ye.

Opposition to British policy was justified. Destroying 342 crates of tea worth nearly $2 million in today’s money wasn’t.

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 …

The Daughters of the American Revolution La Villita Chapter will present "Toss the Tea" before its regular meeting this week.