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Season 1 · Episode 3

The Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773)

0.0February 15, 1953

The Sons of Liberty destroy a shipment of tea sent by the East India Company in defiance of the Tea Act, setting the stage for the American Revolutionary War.

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Episodes

Episode 1The Death of Socrates
Episode 2The Capture of Jesse James
Episode 3The Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773)
Episode 4The Capture of John Dillinger
Episode 5The Final Hours of Joan of Arc
Episode 6The Assassination of Julius Caesar (March 15, 44 B.C.)
Episode 7The Hamilton-Burr Duel at Weehawken Heights
Episode 8The Discovery of Anesthesia
Episode 9The Witch Trial at Salem, Massachusetts
Episode 10The Conquest of Mexico
Episode 11The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Episode 12The Ordeal of Galileo
Episode 13The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Episode 14The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.)
Episode 15The Rise of Adolph Hitler
Episode 16The Conquest of Yellow
Episode 17The Defense of the Alamo
Episode 18The Dreyfus Case
Episode 19The Signing of the Magna Carta
Episode 20The Escape of Rudolf Hess
Episode 21The Treason of Benedict Arnold
Episode 22The Burning of the Alamo