Every school child learns the mythology of Paul Revere's ride. Though the truth is murkier, the story has inspired ...
LEXINGTON, MA ‒ Everyone knows the story. At least, a version of it. Sitting cross-legged on matted classroom rugs, elementary school students each year are read the famous opening lines of Henry ...
Actor John Lithgow performs a reading of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s Ride.” Prior to an advanced screening of Ken Burns’s new PBS documentary series, “The American Revolution,” ...
Explore Paul Revere’s legendary ride, its real story and how it inspires modern protest in Lexington. Karissa Waddick, Jasper Colt and Ian McDonald Students from Obama School Create Jamaica Mural for ...
A concert will be held this week in Boston that will pay tribute to the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's famous ride The show is called, “A Revolutionary Concert: Paul Revere. The Man, the Myth, and ...
On July 17, the Liberty brought two Connecticut-based ships into Newport Harbor, accusing their captains of customs violations. The captain of one of the Connecticut ships, Joseph Packwood, went ...
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How One Midnight Ride Changed American History
On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere mounted his horse and rode into history. This video explores the true story of his midnight ride, separating fact from legend, and showing how one man’s ...
Colonial America, by all accounts, was not a great time to be alive. Religion was paramount, royal taxes were high, and ...
In an act of bravery and patriotism, his eldest daughter, Sybil, volunteered to ride through the night on horseback to rally ...
Marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, dozens of reenactors portrayed colonial militiamen and British ...
The Patriots catch wind of a secret British plan to move troops from Boston into Concord and they dispatch William Dawes and Paul Revere to warn other Patriots that the British are coming. The British ...
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