2023 Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773 / December 16, 2023
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists. It showed Great Britain that Americans wouldn’t take taxation and tyranny sitting down, and rallied American patriots across the 13 colonies to fight for independence.
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Did you know? It took nearly three hours for more than 100 colonists to empty the tea into Boston Harbor. The chests held more than 90,000 lbs. (45 tons) of tea, which would cost nearly $1,000,000 dollars today.
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SAR 250th Anniversary Henry Rifle
Boston Tea Party Edition
The first SAR Commemorative Henry Rifle is now available for order at your local Bass Pro Shop® or Cabela’s®. This is brand new, so the sales’ clerk may not know it is available. It is not listed in their catalogue or an existing product list, but if the clerk (or manager) uses the SKU below, they can find it and order you one. I suggest being politely persistent. It is on the Golden Boy platform, if asked. Ordering soon may get it to you in time for Christmas! Please join me in securing this important collector piece which also benefits the SAR Education Center and Museum.
John L. Dodd President General 2023-2024
In honor of the 250th Anniversary of the Revolution, a special commemorative rifle will be offered annually for the next 10 years, beginning in 2023. Each edition will be offered for approximately 1 year, depicting a different scene from the American Revolution. A portion of the proceeds from each rifle sold go to support the SAR Education Center and Museum in Louisville, Kentucky.
John L. Dodd President General 2023-2024
In honor of the 250th Anniversary of the Revolution, a special commemorative rifle will be offered annually for the next 10 years, beginning in 2023. Each edition will be offered for approximately 1 year, depicting a different scene from the American Revolution. A portion of the proceeds from each rifle sold go to support the SAR Education Center and Museum in Louisville, Kentucky.
If you are interested in purchasing the 250th Anniversary Henry Rifle – Boston Tea Party Edition, visit your local Cabela’s® or Bass Pro Shops® and provide the sales clerk the SKU number: 3815337.
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2024 First Continental Congress
September 5-October 26, 1774/
September 5-October 26, 2024
The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain’s thirteen American colonies met to discuss America’s future under growing British aggression. The list of delegates included many prominent colonial leaders, such as Samuel Adams of Massachusetts, and two future presidents of the United States, George Washington and John Adams. Delegates discussed boycotting British goods to establish the rights of Americans and planned for a Second Continental Congress.
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The First Continental Congress was prompted by the Coercive Acts, known in America as the Intolerable Acts, which Parliament passed in early 1774 to reassert its dominance over the American colonies following the Boston Tea Party.
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October 12th, 2024National SAR 250th CommemorationOf the First Continental Congress
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2025 Battles of Lexington and Concord.
April 19, 1775/ April 19, 2025
Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington & Concord Hosted by the Massachusetts Society and New England District Friday April 18th to Monday April 21st, 2025
The Massachusetts Society and the New England District are proud to host the 250th Celebration of the “shot heard 'round the world” — a phrase long associated with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. April 19, 1775, now commemorated as Patriots' Day, marked the beginning of the battles of the American Revolutionary War. On that day, starting in Boston, the Sons of Liberty arranged for a signal to be shown in the tallest church steeple in Boston to inform Concord of the army’s route of march. Two lanterns are seen in the in the Old North Church steeple signifying the regulars will be coming across Boston Harbor (“one if by land, two if by sea”). As Paul Revere and William Dawes rode through the surrounding towns, others set out to join in the alarms along with church bells ringing and warning shots fired. Minutemen assembled on town greens along with other militia companies, and by the time the regulars crossed Boston Harbor to Lechmere Point, word of their mission had already reached Concord.
This four-day celebration marks the 250th Anniversary of the pivotal events that set our nation on the path to independence — a path the led from Boston through Lexington and Concord. The Sons of the American Revolution invite you to join us in commemorating the heroic actions of Captain John Parker and the Lexington Minutemen, Captain Isaac Davis and the Acton Minutemen, as well as the thousands of minutemen and militia who bravely defended their homes against Crown forces on that historic April morning in 1775.
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2026 Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776/ July 4, 2026
By the time the Declaration of Independence was adopted in July 1776, the Thirteen Colonies (NewHampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia) and Great Britain had been at war for more than a year.
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2027 Battle of Saratoga
September 19 - October 7, 1777/September 19 - October 7, 2027
The Battle of Saratoga, fought in two stages on September 19 and October 7, 1777, proved to be a turning point in the Patriots struggle for independence.
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2028 French Alliance
1778/ 2028
France’s economic support was essential in bolstering US finances, supplying and outfitting the American army and replacing the colonies’ lost trade in leaving the British commercial network.
France’s actions further legitimized the rebellion, helping to convince other rivals of Great Britain, such as the Spanish and the Dutch, to support the US cause.
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