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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
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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.