The Boston (Massachusetts) Massacre: Some sixty or so boys begin pelting Soldiers of the Army of Great Britain, with snowballs. The Soldiers retaliate by firing into the mob killing three and mortally wounding two others
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References:
Paul Johnson, A History of the American People, (New York: HarperPerennial, 1997), 140.
Townshend Acts – Wikipedia
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