250 Years Later, 2 Men To Embark On Recreating Paul Revere's Ride From Boston

Listen, my children, and you shall hear what actually happened with Paul Revere

On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere raced through the Massachusetts country side on horseback to warn patriot leaders that British soldiers were on the march. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized the ride, and took some liberties, in a poem that turned the silversmith into a legend.

Tonight is the 250-Year Anniversary of Paul Revere's Ride - Read His Personal Telling of The Story - The Last Refuge

Two hundred fifty years ago tonight Paul Revere rode into history, intent on warning John Hancock and Sam Adams of the British intent to arrest them. Patriots’ Day, April 18/19 1775… A friend once asked: “How do you celebrate Patriots’ Day?” Which, perhaps, should spur me to share my own thoughts on this day of […]

250 Years Later, We Need Paul Revere Again

Two hundred and fifty years ago today, American silversmith Paul Revere embarked on his historic ride, dashing on horseback from Boston to Lexington, Mass.—all along the way alerting the colonists and the Minutemen militia of the imminent attack upon our fledgling nation by the British Army. We currently find ourselves facing a new, but no less serious threat to our Constitutional democracy—still young by global standards—from an administration …

Guest column: Paul Revere's ride, 250 years later

THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL REVERE

How a Maine poet turned Paul Revere into a hero for the ages

The Boston silversmith was not a nationally-known Revolutionary War figure until Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote 'Paul Revere's Ride,' a call for unity and action on the eve of the Civil War.

1 if by land, 2 if by Dunkin'? What Paul Revere's midnight ride would be like today

The route of Paul Revere's midnight ride from Boston to Lexington 250 years ago looks much different today. For starters, it's easier to find a Dunkin'.