the Boston Massacre
/ðə ˌbɒstən ˈmæsəkə(r)/
/ðə ˌbɔːstən ˈmæsəkər/
- an incident on 5 March 1770 when British soldiers shot at American colonists and killed five of them. It was called a massacre (= the killing of many people) to increase hate for the British, and was one of the events that led to the American Revolution.