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William Molineux (c. 1713 – October 22, 1774) was a hardware merchant in colonial Boston of Irish descent [citation needed] best known for his role in the Boston Tea Party of 1773 and earlier political protests. Molineux was unusual among the Boston Radical Whigs in having been born in England and emigrating to Massachusetts.
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts. [2] The target was the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the East India Company to sell tea from China in American colonies without paying taxes apart from those imposed by the Townshend Acts.
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The hotel’s signature tea cocktails may be added to afternoon tea service: Tropical Garden shakes up oolong tea with vodka and Grand Marnier; the Green Tea Sparkler tops off green tea, peach ...
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Thompson has heavily criticized a number of video games and campaigned against their producers and distributors. His basic argument is that violent video games have repeatedly been used by teenagers as "murder simulators" to rehearse violent plans. He has pointed to alleged connections between such games and a number of school massacres.
Join the South Dennis Free Public Library for a Boston Tea Party party at 10 a.m. on Dec. 16. A scavenger hunt, games and crafts will commence and cookies and tea will be served to guests.
After the Boston Massacre in 1770, yearly anniversary meetings were held at the church until 1775, featuring speakers such as John Hancock and Dr. Joseph Warren. In 1773, 5,000 people met in the Meeting House to debate British taxation and, after the meeting, a group raided three tea ships anchored nearby in what became known as the Boston Tea ...