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The Boston Tea Party Protested Government Overreach Wednesday, December 16, 2020 @ 11:58 AM It almost sounds as if that could describe the reality in which we find ourselves today. Yet, it accurately describes the plight of the American colonists in the late 1700s that led to the historic event that took place on this day 247 years ago, The Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773. As we reflect on that significant day when patriots took a stand, may we resolve to stiffen our spines in the face of strangely similar forms of government abuses today. A Party? Not really. The name is a bit misleadi...

Few people would have guessed that throwing crates of tea off a ship would lead to one of the biggest revolutions in history. Yet, on this day in 1773 a group calling itself the Sons of Liberty carried out the Boston Tea Party protest and paved the way for the American Revolution. The group, dressed as native Americans and led by Samuel Adams, an unsuccessful businessman and tax collector, boarded the ship and destroyed 2,000 chests, containing 92,000 lb of tea, by throwing them into the sea. The tea belonged to the powerful and influential East India Company. The spark for the protest was th...

Oskaloosa News Recap For December 16th, 2020  National and World News A significant winter storm is heading to the Northeast today, bringing with it epic snowfall totals and possible blizzard conditions. New York City is right on the line of rain/snow which could mean the difference between a lot of snow or only a dusting. The heaviest amounts are forecasted for Maryland and south-central Pennsylvania, which could be hit with up to 2 feet of snow. ### A Florida man has paid overdue utility bills for 114 families who were at risk of losing service. Michael Esmond, who also made the gener...

Feed off the land. >> there is no more justice left in britain than there is in hell. >> this is what us americans think of your tea act. ♪ >> after years of resisting the urge to rebel, john adams wholeheartedly joins the fight for independence. the revolution now has its spokesman. >> he becomes radicalized in his own quiet way and will emerge as the largest, certainly the loudest voice for independence. >> where john has been a paper patriot, limiting his resistance to speeches and writings, sam has been openly defiant. in his relentless pursuit to unify the americans, he