Today is Monday, Dec. 16, the 351st day of 2024. There are 15 days left in the year.

On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.

In 1907, 16 U.S. Navy battleships, which came to be known as the “Great White Fleet,” set sail on a 14-month, round-the-world voyage to demonstrate American sea power.

In 1960, 134 people were killed when a United Air Lines DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collided over New York City.

In 2000, President-elect George W. Bush selected Colin Powell to become the first African American secretary of state.

In 2014, Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, killing at least 148 people, including more than 130 schoolchildren.

The Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.{ai:summary}<p>On December 16, significant historical events include the Boston Tea Party in 1773, where American colonists protested tea taxes by dumping tea into Boston Harbor. In 1907, the U.S. Navy's "Great White Fleet" embarked on a global voyage to showcase American naval power.</p><p>Other notable events include the start of the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 during World War II, a tragic airline collision in 1960, and the appointment of Colin Powell as the first African American Secretary of State in 2000. #history</p>

Today in History: December 16, the Boston Tea Party

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