Commonwealth Museum to host exhibit honoring Massachusetts’ revolutionary history
William Galvin, secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is launching an exhibition celebrating the 250th anniversary ...
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The plans by Massachusetts for the Revolution’s 250th anniversary are being questioned
Nearly all of the remaining major 250th anniversaries in Massachusetts will occur over the next 13 months, coinciding with the evacuation of British troops from Boston in March 1776. Afterward ...
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St. Patrick's Day celebrations begin in Boston
In 1901, the parade moved to South Boston to commemorate the evacuation of British troops in 1776. The event has drawn huge crowds ever since, with nearly a million people celebrating last year ...
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When is Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade? What you need to know about the South Boston tradition
In Boston, in fact all of Suffolk County, St. Patrick's Day shares a date with Evacuation Day. March 17 marks the day in 1776 when British General William Howe evacuated his men and ships from ...