Quizzes For its 251st anniversary, test your Boston Tea Party knowledge There may be more to Boston’s most famous historical protest than you remember from your school days.

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, here are five Boston-area spots where you can sip afternoon tea and munch on ornate snacks.

What was the Boston Tea Party protest about? The protest known as the Boston Tea Party was in response to the Tea Act, which, in part, maintained a tax on tea imposed by the British Parliament.

Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and the city is hosting several reenactments to commemorate the historic event. A guide to Boston’s Freedom Trail On Dec. 16, 1773 ...

Patriotic mobs and harbor tea-dumping returned to Boston on Saturday as the city marked the 250th anniversary of the revolutionary protest that preceded America’s independence.

Pieces of Boston's history are hidden in plain sight From tea salvaged at the Boston Tea Party, to a bronze angel watching over Boston for a century, history is hidden everywhere.

News The best Boston Tea Party 250th anniversary events Tea parties galore around the Hub this month.

The Boston Tea Party had very little do with tax hikes. And despite the name, it wasn't a party. But it drew the ire of colonial leaders like George Washington. Now, on the 250th anniversary ...

BOSTON - Boston celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Boston tea party and the beginning of the American revolution on Saturday. Thousands of people gathered here along the Boston Harbor to ...

In the 250 years since members of the Sons of Liberty boarded ships in Boston Harbor to dump their cargo of imported tea overboard — on Dec. 16, 1773 — the right to protest over inadequate ...