They were fed up with a British tax on tea in particular and consumed by resentment of British authority in general. So on the night of December 16, 1773, a group of rebellious colonial Americans ...

More than two months away from the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, organizers say they have already invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into marking the grand occasion, a total they ...

BOSTON — Want to throw a crate into Boston Harbor without worrying about treason? Want to take a spin at the helm of a ship and then drink all the tea you want? I’ve got just the place for you. The ...

16th December 1773: Artist's rendering of the Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, December 16, 1773. A group of Bostonians threw tea into Boston harbour as a protest against the British ...

How does the most famous act of politically motivated property destruction in American history speak to our own polarized moment? By Jennifer Schuessler Jennifer Schuessler reported from Boston, where ...

Things can get awkward when protesters have to put down their placards and tackle the business of building an organization — networking online and recruiting reliable volunteers, precinct captains and ...

Veterans of the conservative, grass-roots movement see the state’s presidential primary as a fight between a “crazy uncle” and a “snowflake niece.” They’ve made their choice. By Charles Homans ...