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May 9, 1773: Parliament Passes The Tea Act

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May 8, 2025

The passage of the Tea Act by the British Parliament on May 9, 1773, served as a pivotal moment in American history, providing a catalyst for the American Revolution. The Tea Act was essentially designed to bail out the struggling British East India Company by granting it a monopoly…

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April 23, 1635: The Birth of American Public Education

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April 23, 2025

On April 23, 1635, in the fledgling Puritan settlement of Boston, the foundations of American public education were laid with the establishment of the Boston Latin School. The first public school in what would become the United States, Boston Latin was created not only…

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March 18, 1990: The Largest Art Heist In History

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March 18, 2025

At 1:24 a.m. on March 18, 1990, two men dressed as police officers walked into Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and said four words that rocked the art world: “Gentlemen, this is a robbery.”  The Smithsonian Magazine writes, “The pair proceeded to remove 13 treasured…

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March 5, 1770: The Massacre That Help Spark The Revolution

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March 5, 2025

The Boston Massacre, a pivotal event in pre-revolutionary America, unfolded on the evening of March 5, 1770. Tensions between American colonists and British soldiers had been escalating for years, fueled by issues such as taxation without representation and the presence of British troops in…

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January 27, 1776: Henry Knox And His ‘Noble Train’ Returns To Boston

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January 26, 2025

On January 27, 1776, an extraordinary achievement of the American Revolutionary War reached its climax. Henry Knox’s “noble train of artillery” arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, delivering the heavy weaponry that would become crucial in the fight for independence. This remarkable accomplishment showcased the ingenuity,…

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August 19, 1812: An America Hero Gets Her Famous Nickname

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August 18, 2024

On August 19, 1812, the USS Constitution earned its nickname: Old Ironsides. Launched in 1797, the wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate, under the command of Captain Isaac Hull, “sailed from Boston on August 2, 1812 to off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. On the afternoon of August 19,…

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