The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without ...

On December 16, 1773, colonists in Massachusetts boarded three merchant ships and dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor. The "Boston Tea Party" was the culmination of simmering anger ...

On December 16, 1773, patriot and Sons of Liberty member Adam Collson is said to have yelled out, “Boston Harbor, a teapot tonight!” He got his wish, with protestors dumping an estimated 46 tons of ...

In 1773, King George III of Britain was in control of the American colonies, treating the colonists as subjects bound by British rule and law, regardless of their perceived freedoms. One of the ...

On December 16, 1773, a group of Colonists destroyed a large British tea shipment in Boston harbor. So did this act of defiance light a fire that led to American independence within the next decade?

When Americans think of the beverage that fueled the American Revolution, they usually picture black tea — but it turns out that green tea was just as popular. The Founding Fathers and their ...

This protest against the Tea Act was a significant moment leading up to the American Revolution. This protest against the Tea Act was a significant moment leading up to the American Revolution.

Nur mit großer Mühe und einem fragwürdigen Kompromiss verhindern die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika im Oktober 2013 den Staatsbankrott – vorerst. Bis zur letzten Sekunde hatten die Republikaner den ...

Five men buried in Maine are being honored for their reported connections to the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution.

As part of America’s 250th anniversary, historians are making five stops across Maine this week to recognize people from the past who have direct connections to the Boston Tea Party. One commemorative ...

A Medford woman credited with playing a key role in the Boston Tea Party was honored Monday with a statue unveiled outside Medford City Hall. Sarah Bradlee Fulton, often referred to as the “Mother of ...