an authentic tea chest from the Boston Tea Party. Two of the three ships have been recreated, the Beaver and the Eleanor, which are fun to explore. The film "Let It Begin Here" depicts the events ...

In the space of two hours the contents of 342 chests of tea were destroyed. Events take place in Massachusetts every year, including a reenactment at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum.

The Boston Tea Party demonstrates ... Finally, on the night of December 16, 1773, a group of "Mohawks" tossed 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. "This Destruction of the Tea," wrote John ...

On Dec. 16, 1773, American colonists, angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Co., into the Boston harbor.

The Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum will offer free tours ... In three hours, they smashed 342 chests of tea dumping over 92-thousand pounds into Boston Harbor to protest what they perceived ...