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Events on Monday 5 March 1770 1
1770Boston MassacreBritish troops kill five colonists in BostonOn 5 March 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd of taunting colonists on King Street, killing five men including Crispus Attucks. The killings were used as propaganda by Patriot leaders such as Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. John Adams later defended the soldiers at trial, securing acquittals for most.