Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Midnight Ride & The Shot heard Round the World

The famous poem that begins, “Listen, my children, and you shall hear, of the midnight of Paul Revere” was published in early 1861 to inspire people in the North to fight for the preservation of the Union at the start of the Civil War. The nighttime ride through the Massachusetts countryside to alert colonists to the impending British army raid had largely been forgotten. But the poem by Henry W. Longfellow revived -- and embellished -- Revere’s part in spreading the word on that April 1775 evening and heralded the role of the courageous in shaping history. Well, here we are now 250 years later, and we encourage you to join St. Paul’s outstanding living historian Michael Grillo to recall the story of the ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord -- the shot heard around the world -- that followed. Through a re-enactment, exhibits and discussions, Mike will explore the events outside of Boston that started the American Revolution. We are also pleased to offer this program as a beginning of the commemoration of the broader story of the 250th anniversary (Semi-quincentennial) of the American Revolution.

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