In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised
as Mohawk Indians boarded three British tea ships and dump 342
chests of tea into the harbor.

The midnight raid, popularly known as the “Boston Tea Party,”
was in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act of 1773, a bill
designed to save the faltering East India Company by greatly
lowering its tea tax and granting it a virtual monopoly on the
American tea trade. The low tax allowed the East India Company
to undercut even tea smuggled into America by Dutch traders,
and many colonists viewed the act as another example of
taxation tyranny.

1949

Popular Mechanics was founded in Chicago by Henry Haven
Windsor, with the first issue dated January 11, 1902. His
concept was that it would explain "the way the world works"
in plain language, with photos and illustrations to aid
comprehension.

For decades, its tagline was "Written so you can understand
it." The magazine was a weekly until September 1902, when
it became a monthly. The Popular Mechanics Company was
owned by the Windsor family and printed in Chicago until the
Hearst Corporation purchased the magazine in 1958. In 1962,
the editorial offices moved to New York City.
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Henry Haven Windsor
(1859-1924) 

Popular Mechanics first cover (January 11, 1902)

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, collectively
known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified following vigorous
national debate on this day in history, Dec. 15, 1791.

The passage came three-and-a-half years after the Constitution
was enacted to become the framework of the government on
June 21, 1788. 

Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen
(December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000)

On December 16, 1998, the U.S. House of Representatives’
Committee on the Judiciary released a 265-page report
recommending the impeachment of President Bill Clinton
for high crimes and misdemeanors.

The subsequent impeachment proceedings were the culmination
of a slew of specious scandals involving the president and first
lady Hillary Clinton. The Clintons were suspected of arranging
improper real-estate deals, fundraising violations and cronyism
in involving the firing of White House travel agents. Added to the
mix were stories of Clinton’s extra-marital affairs and a sexual harassment claim filed against him.

House floor debates articles of impeachment.