In defending British soldiers on trial for this 1770 event, John Adams said, "Facts are stubborn things"
... On December 4, 1770, the second day of the brief trial, Adams gave his ... 
Facts are stubborn things, Adams said, uttering what became a famous... [DOC] [TLE] Boston Massacre Trial - Boston National Historical Park (U.S. ... [PAR] Sons of Liberty such as Samuel Adams and John Hancock had seen to that!