#OnThisDay (1770): British soldiers open fire on a group of colonists, killing five and injuring six more. Nicknamed "The Boston Massacre," the gruseome event brings the colonies one step closer to full-on rebellion. Boston lawyer John Adams defends the British troops in court and gets six of them acquitted by claiming "self-defense." Further reading... "John Adams," http://amzn.to/1S6oYcS "1776," http://amzn.to/1pbHLrD Both by David McCullough | History in Five