1773

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1740s  1750s  1760s  – 1770s –  1780s  1790s  1800s
Years:	1770 1771 1772 – 1773 – 1774 1775 1776

Events

• December 16 – At the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty throw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This will help start the American Revolutionary War.

Births

• February 9 – William Henry Harrison