February 9
February 9
William Henry Harrison is born
On February 9, 1773, future President William Henry Harrison is born on the Berkeley Plantation in Virginia. Harrison went on to serve as the ninth U.S. president for a brief…
A Year In History: 1773
This Year in History:
1773
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
May 10
May 10
British parliament passes unpopular Tea Act
On May 10, 1773, the British Parliament passes the Tea Act, a bill designed to save the faltering East India Company from bankruptcy by greatly lowering the tea tax it…
October 16
October 16
Philadelphia Resolutions criticize Tea Act
The first public statement against the British Parliament’s Tea Act was a document printed in the Pennsylvania Gazette on this day in 1773. The document became known as the “Philadelphia…
December 16
December 16
Sons of Liberty dump British tea
On this day in 1773, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships moored in Boston Harbor and dump 342 chests of tea into…
December 16
December 16
The Boston Tea Party
In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor. The midnight raid, popularly known…
