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Monday, March 5, 2012

March 05, 1770 The Boston Massacre

From Human Events:


March 05, 1770

The Boston Massacre

On this day in 1770, British soldiers fired on a crowd of angry, American protestors. Five protestors were killed and the people of Boston were outraged at the violence. American pamphleteers used the incident for propaganda to turn citizens against the British Empire.

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