harbor into something called the boston tea party he was literally coined the phrase and here's why he dressed up like an indian and showed up for the tea party. the east india company was trying to corner the tea market after all it was the drink of choice of the colonists and there's pretty much a tea shop on every corner in america we imported millions of pounds of tea every year and most of it was brought in by small american entrepreneurs what the british called smuggler's and the east india company wanted to put those smugglers out of business and their strategy undercut their prices they wanted to pull a wal-mart but the colonists were having none of it as hughes wrote trying to get around the east india company quote render the smuggling of tea an object that was frequently practiced and the resolutions against using it the

harbor in seven hundred seventy three because the identity of the boston tea party participants were hidden other than sam adams and all were sworn to secrecy for the next fifty years this account is singularly rare and important as it's the only actual first person account of the tea party by any of the participants who were there that exists to this day and turning its brittle aged colored aged covered wrinkly pages and looking at printing on an evenly sized sheets typeset by hand you can see i don't know if you can see this it's literally different sizes and this is printed on small hand presses almost two hundred years ago. was both fascinating and exciting. although george roberts tree uses name is today largely lost in history he was actually quite well known in colonial times and during the early nineteenth century for example when young paul revere went off to join the army he took hughes along with him. after escaping from the british fleet to join the rebels general george washington and his wife martha took hughes into their home for a few days washington called hughes a m

harbor into something called the boston tea party he was literally coined the phrase and here's why he dressed up like an indian and showed up for the tea party. the east india company was trying to corner the tea market after all it was the drink of choice of the colonists and there's pretty much a tea shop on every corner in america we imported millions of pounds of tea every year and most of it was brought in by small american entrepreneurs what the british called smuggler's and the east india company wanted to put those smugglers out of business and their strategy undercut their prices they wanted to pull a wal-mart but the colonists were having none of it as hughes wrote. trying to get around the east india company quote render the smuggling of tea an object that was frequently practiced and the resolutions against using it the colonists resolutions against using the tea had greatly diminished the importation into the colonies of this commodity in other words the colonists boycott was hurting the east india company. meanwhile hughes noted an immense quality of an immense quanti

harbor. >> the souper committee failed unless congress takes specific action. >> but the president said he would not allow them to take specific cuts so that's on the president. my point is this. if we allow our military to get cut as much as the president is talking about, you could have another pearl harbor. >> what does that mean? >> a north krorea or iran or syria could attack the united states. we have got an iran that is working towards having a nuclear weapon. they have clearly said that israel is first and the united states is second. >> but don't you think if iran or north korea or syria attack the united states they would be obliterated by the united states? we have thousands of nuclear warheads. >> my point is why have that -- why give it -- we're sending messages that we're weak. >> we have much more of my far reaching interview with rick perry coming up. ahead, strong feelings about a vice presidential run. is that possible if he loses the battle? more of the interview with rick

and on this day in 1773, you know what happened in boston harbor? the tea party. meanwhile, in 2000, president george w. bush selected colin powells as the country's first african-american secretary of state and in 1979, rupert holmes had the number one song in america called "escape" but you know it as the pina coloda son-in-lawing. -- song. [ male annouer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for unsurpassed fru and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion. could've had a v8. >> answer to the question of the day, lot of you got it right. it was benjamin bratt but the winner is mike in pennsylvania. congratulations. now to a story we first shared with you yesterday. following 9/11, lieutenant lario pentano rejoined the marines to fight in the war on terror but after being deployed to iraq in 2004, he was falsely accused of murdering two iraqi insurgents much the army claimed he shot the insurgents in the back but he insisted it was self-defense. yesterday on "fox & friends", he joined us to share his story. >> he suggested i

that's the endorsement from the boston herald. but romney is not staying above the fray, mocking newt gingrich for failing to qualify for the virginia ballot. the gingrich camp compared the failure to the attacks on pearl harbor. >> what do you think of speaker gingrich not getting enough people on the ballot? >> you know, i think you compare that to pearl harbor. i think it's more like lucille ball at the chocolate factory. so, i mean, you have to get it organiz organized. >> gingrich responded by requesting an unmoderated debate between just the two candidates. more of gingrich's comeback a bit later. the former speaker still says he will steer clear of negativity, something easier to do when he was on top of the field. >> i will stay positive, we will talk about leadership to create jobs and economic growth. i think the people of iowa have a great opportunity to send a signal to the country that negative ads on behalf of irresponsible candidates do not deserve getting votes. >> as gingrich's pledge fell by the wayside. >> all i

boston did it in five years. but 2020 is eight years from here on out. the we have a great team. >> funding for the swimming and fishing could be a challenge. ideas include having the city council imposed a storm water feet, establishing an enterprise fund, creating a baltimore waterfront, and a system to track cleanup and progress to hold those in charge accountable. >> david, thank you. and many americans are growing more and more uneasy with what is happening in washington. >> tonight, a new poll solidifies what analysts have been saying for months, congress is not too popular with the people. new at 5:30 p.m., a look at what's that -- what this means for 2012. >> local lawmakers tell us what they plan to change next year in annapolis. >> 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd continues now. >> new at 5:30 p.m., a horrific accident that investigators say was triggered by texting behind the wheel. government officials have called for a complete ban on cellphone use while driving, but could such a ban ever happen in maryland? local lawmakers say it is completely un

the new york knicks knocked off the boston celtics, carmelo anthony scoring 37 points. >>> a setback for newt gingrich. why the former house speaker says he may have just experienced a pearl harbor moment. >>> and new allegations of a civilian slaughter in syria. a city under constant attack for days as the arab league steps in to try to end the government's bloody crackdown. >>> and new year's predictions. what will be the biggest pop culture trend in 2012? we'll tell you what to watch for. >>> you're watching "american morning." it's 10 minutes after the hour. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer ] the epa estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. from spending time together, to spending your lives together, chevy runs deep. [ woman ] ♪ what i want this season ♪ if you'd like to try and guess ♪ ♪ it is something very special ♪ i would readily confess [ dogs barking ] ♪ 'cause all i want this season ♪ ♪ is something fr