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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 16 > Colonists protest tea taxes in Boston Tea Party in 1773

Colonists protest tea taxes in Boston Tea Party in 1773

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
December 16, 2008

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 16, the 351st day of 2008. There are 15 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History

On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes.

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