In 1773, history was made when Bostonians had their famous Tea Party, boarding a British tea ship, and tossing the tea into Boston Harbor in protest of unfair taxation.

• 1773年，为反抗不公平的税收，波士顿人组织了著名的“茶党”，把一艘英国运茶船的茶叶倒入波士顿海港，这就是名垂史册的“波士顿倾茶事件"，也是美国独立战争的导火线。