The Boston Tea Party, a euphemistic name for a dangerous escalation of hostilities between colonists and the crown, erupted on the Massachusetts coast on this day in history, Dec. 16, 1773. "The die ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 16, 1773, 241 years ago, angry Boston citizens boarded British ships and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into Boston ...

The 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party was celebrated in grand fashion Saturday night. Crowds gathered outside Faneuil Hall, at the Old South Meeting House, and at Atlantic Wharf to commemorate ...

On the evening of December 16, 1773, 250 years ago today, New England colonists disguised as Native Americans calmly boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea overboard. By ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under cover of night, Colonists boarded the ships, dumped the tea chests and sparked a revolution. Hulton Fine Art Collection/Art ...

In the early morning of Dec. 17, 1773, John Robinson, 15, walked the shoreline in Dorchester Heights, just outside of Boston. It was the day after what’s become known as the Boston Tea Party, when ...

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. But there was a lot more than tea on the ship that those rebels boarded in disguise. Phillis Wheatley's first published work of poems was ...

I was sipping a cup of Earl Grey and reading the latest edition of "Ripping Tea Yarns," when I realized that history was about to pass me by. According to the National Park Service, "in 1773 (the ...

They were fed up with a British tax on tea in particular and consumed by resentment of British authority in general. So on the night of December 16, 1773, a group of rebellious colonial Americans ...

LONDON - This year marks 250 years since the Boston Tea Party, an event many see as a catalyst for American independence from the British Empire. The anniversary isn't until December, but a key part ...

The historic meeting house where colonists decided to launch the original Boston Tea Party was damaged due to a nearby construction accident and has been closed to the public. The Old South Meeting ...

In recent years, the Gloucester connection to the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum in Boston has centered on the seaport’s connections to the restored replica Tea Party ships Eleanor and Beaver that ...