On March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd of Boston colonists near the Custom House on King Street. Five ...

Captain Preston, who had not issued an order to fire, tried to restore peace. But it was too late. ... The bloody massacre perpetrated in King - Street Boston on March 5th, ...

A Fresh Look at the Boston Massacre, 250 Years After the Event That Jumpstarted the Revolution ... British Captain Thomas Preston turned himself in to the justices of the peace.

Captain Preston, who had not issued an order to fire, tried to restore peace. But it was too late. ... The bloody massacre perpetrated in King - Street Boston on March 5th, ...