March 17 is more known for that other holiday where everything is green. You night not be celebrating today if it were not for the events of 1776. In 1776, British forces had occupied Boston for years. The local militia and Continental army had been harassing the British soldiers, leaving them isolated on the small … Read more »
Tag: Evacuation Day
Happy Evacuation Day!
March 17th may mean Saint Patrick’s Day to most of you. Here in Boston it’s Evacuation Day. The holiday commemorates the evacuation of British forces from the city of Boston following the Siege of Boston, early in the American Revolutionary War. (It’s just a coincidence that it coincides with Saint Patrick’s Day.) George Washington fortified … Read more »