March 5, 1770: Who Was the First American Killed in the American Revolution?
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as posted by the channelOn March 5, 1770, British soldiers opened fire on a group of unarmed American protesters, killing 5 (either 3 or 4 immediately, one dying later), an event referred to as The Boston Massacre, sometimes called the first shots fired in the American Revolutionary War.
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