What Happened in March 1774

Historical Events

Orion Nebula

Mar 4 First sighting of Orion nebula by William Herschel

Hancock's Massacre Day Oration

Mar 5 John Hancock delivers the fourth annual Massacre Day oration, a commemoration of the Boston Massacre, and denounces the presence of British troops in Boston, enhancing Hancock's stature as a leading Patriot

Statesman and Founding Father John Hancock

Punishment for Boston Tea Party

Mar 7 King George III charges colonists in Boston with attempting to injure British commerce, paving the way for the closing of the port to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party

Americans throwing the cargoes of the tea ships into the river at Boston

Mar 20 The British parliament passes first of the Intolerable Acts: the Boston Port Act, which closed Boston harbor until colonists would pay for damages following the Boston Tea Party
Mar 28 Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts

Events in 1774