Why they call it Patriots Day
By adamg - Sun, 04/20/2008 - 12:22pm.
BattleRoad.org has a complete calendar of events for today and tomorrow - and historical info.
J.L. Bell finishes up destroying every myth we hold dear about Paul Revere, ending with the fable that his ride actually made a difference.
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How many times can the same
How many times can the same myth be debunked? Did you know that George Washington really didn't chop down that cherry tree?
Yeah no kidding. If I had a
Yeah no kidding. If I had a nickel for everytime i've heard some "historian" smugly disguise his excitement at getting to say "you know, Paul Revere didn't say 'the British are coming'"...
But people still believe
But people still believe that they burned witches in Salem, the Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought there, and don't know that Boston is the capital of MA.