Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem “Paul Revere’s Ride,” taught in classrooms across the United States for over a century, begins with the line: “Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the ...

Sitting cross-legged on matted classroom rugs, elementary school students each year are read the famous opening lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem: “Listen, my children, and you shall hear of ...

On the evening of April 18, 1775, two lanterns were illuminated from the tower of The Old North Church in Boston to alert the colonists that British forces were advancing across the Charles River.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” (see below) is based on historic events, but it is more of a tale and not a historical account. Longfellow wrote the poem after taking a tour of ...

MARY YEAH, HE DID JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. YOU KNOW, THE POET LONGFELLOW. YOU KNOW, FOREVER. PUT THAT MIDNIGHT RIDE INTO OUR MINDS AND OUR HEARTS. BUT TONIGHT WE ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE HOW THAT MIGHT HAVE ...

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” (see below) is based on historic events, but it is more of a tale and not a historical account. Longfellow wrote the poem after taking a tour of ...