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16th December: History

In a routine and mundane life on earth, a particular date doesn't have a significant importance until and unless it has some events or incidents associated with it. In one date different incidents occur in different part of the world. Some incident are routine life incidents such as birth, death, graduation or marriage which involves a particular person or a group of person's memory. But some incidents can change the course of history and can affect millions of people. There are many such dates where over the years the world witnessed many remarkable events. Such a date is 16th December. 16th December 1773: Boston Tea Party Boston Tea party was a protest against the Tea act of the British government. The British colonies demanded "No taxation without representation" and threw boxes of tea in to the Boston harbour. Boston tea party was one of the epic defiance of the British rule and over the years the Boston Tea Party has been one of the most signifi...