December 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party

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originally called "The Destruction Of The Tea", the term "Boston Tea Party" did not emerge until the 19th century......due to infilling over the many decades since, the actual site is now a block or two "inland" from the current Boston shore and uncertain, but possibly near the Congress and Atlantic intersection...... the current Boston Tea Party Ships And Museum attraction is not at the same location.....loyal Philadelphians may take pride in knowing that earlier action toward tea shipments may've sparked the action in Boston.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party

http://www.boston-tea-party.org/location.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Tea_Party

supervised by an attendant in "period costume", here's a family of smiling tourists throwing the hated tea overboard in a modern vivid recreation.....

 

Edited December 16, 2024 by azdr0710

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14 hours ago, azdr0710 said:

originally called "The Destruction Of The Tea", the term "Boston Tea Party" did not emerge until the 19th century......due to infilling over the many decades since, the actual site is now a block or two "inland" from the current Boston shore and uncertain, but possibly near the Congress and Atlantic intersection...... the current Boston Tea Party Ships And Museum attraction is not at the same location.....loyal Philadelphians may take pride in knowing that earlier action toward tea shipments may've sparked the action in Boston.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party

http://www.boston-tea-party.org/location.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Tea_Party

supervised by an attendant in "period costume", here's a family of smiling tourists throwing the hated tea overboard in a modern vivid recreation.....

 

I'm so glad I'm in the era I live in now instead of back then, to a point. I feel like I'd be one of those British loyalists who after the tea was spilled, would tell these new Americans to go fuck themselves, and be on the first plane back to London. It would be a long wait.