Actors dump REAL TEA in the Boston Harbor during a re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party on its 244th anniversary

  • People dressed up as members of the Sons Of Liberty dumped actual tea into the Boston Harbor on Saturday, during a reenactment of the Boston Tea Party
  • The event took place on the 244th anniversary of what eventually kicked off the Revolutionary War in 1773
  • The group dumped the tea off of a ship named the 'Beaver, ' was docked at the Old South Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts
  • The tea used was partially donated by London’s East India Tea company

People dressed up as members of the Sons Of Liberty in historical garb and dumped actual tea into the Boston Harbor on Saturday.

The group dumped the tea off of a ship named the 'Beaver' during a reenactment of the night of the Boston Tea Party, on its 244th anniversary.

The ship was docked at the Old South Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts, at the site of The Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum.

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People dressed up as members of the Sons Of Liberty  dumped actual tea into the Boston Harbor on Saturday, during a reenactment of the Boston Tea Party, on its 244th anniversary

People dressed up as members of the Sons Of Liberty dumped actual tea into the Boston Harbor on Saturday, during a reenactment of the Boston Tea Party, on its 244th anniversary

Both young and old alike got into the festivities, just like the original Sons of Liberty did before kicking off the Revolutionary War in 1773.

'There is nothing more Boston than the Boston Tea Party, and this event changed the history of the world forever,' Shawn Ford the Executive Director of the museum, told CBS News

'If this event did not happen we could still be British.'

On this night 244 years ago, the Sons of Liberty dumped more than 300 crates of East India Company tea into the Boston Harbor following meetings at the Old South Meeting House.

The group on Saturday also replicated the meetings that took place. 

People were dressed in blue coats and hats, with red trim

People were dressed in blue coats and hats, with red trim

People were dressed in blue coats and hats, with red trim.

Some played instruments ans others stood on the sidelines near the meeting house. 

Several people stepped up to the microphone to recite prepared lines, similar to what might have been said all those years ago.

Not everyone was dressed historically accurately, but most got into the full spirit of the event. 

Some played instruments ans others stood on the sidelines near the meeting house.

Some played instruments ans others stood on the sidelines near the meeting house.

Several people stepped up to the microphone to recite prepared lines, similar to what might have been said all those years ago

Several people stepped up to the microphone to recite prepared lines, similar to what might have been said all those years ago

Several men donned procedural white wigs and ruffled shirts as they made their respective cases in front of a large audience. 

There was cheering and animated discussion, as if the events were really taking place again, in real time.

Re-enactors engaged with the crowd, as well, happy to share the history with on-lookers. 

Several men donned procedural white wigs and ruffled shirts as they made their respective cases in front of a large audience

Several men donned procedural white wigs and ruffled shirts as they made their respective cases in front of a large audience

There was cheering and animated discussion, as if the events were really taking place again
There was cheering and animated discussion, as if the events were really taking place again

There was cheering and animated discussion, as if the events were really taking place again

Re-enactors engaged with the crowd, as well, happy to share the history with on-lookers

Re-enactors engaged with the crowd, as well, happy to share the history with on-lookers

Outside, children braved the chilly weather and carried flags during the event

Outside, children braved the chilly weather and carried flags during the event

Outside, children braved the chilly weather and carried flags during the event. 

This act of rebellion took place to protest against taxation without representation, and the harsh response by the British government, eventually lead to the start of the American Revolution.  

The tea used in the re-enactment was donated by people from across the US, and some even came from across the pond.

'We received over 200 packages, [including] envelopes [and] boxes of all sizes,' Ford said. All of that was dumped into the harbor.

London’s East India Tea company also sent hundreds of pounds of expired teas for use at the event.

In 1773, 100 colonists dumped about 90,000 pounds of tea into the harbor. That would equate to nearly $2,000,000 worth of tea, today.

This act of rebellion took place to protest against taxation without representation, and the harsh response by the British  eventually lead to the start of the American Revolution

This act of rebellion took place to protest against taxation without representation, and the harsh response by the British eventually lead to the start of the American Revolution

The tea used in the re-enactment was donated by people from across the US, and some even came from across the pond

The tea used in the re-enactment was donated by people from across the US, and some even came from across the pond