Paul Revere died at his home in Boston on May 10, 1818, and is buried at the Granary Burying Ground.
Paul Revere died at his home in Boston on May 10, 1818, and is buried at the Granary Burying Ground.
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Paul Revere's midnight ride was immortalized by a poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].<ref>[http://www.hwlongfellow.org/works_paul_reveres_ride.shtml]</ref><ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/42/789.html]</ref>
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His midnight ride was immortalized by a poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].<ref>[http://www.hwlongfellow.org/works_paul_reveres_ride.shtml]</ref><ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/42/789.html]</ref>
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==Recent Controversy==
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Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's 2008 Vice-Presidential candidate, suggested in 2010 that Paul Revere also warned the British against any attempt to disarm the colonialists, and that his ride resulted in bells being rung. In response, liberal journalists and commentators ridiculed Palin, saying that her depiction of these events was illogical and her knowledge of history lacking. Speaking during an interview with National Public Radio, however, the head of the history department of Suffolk College in Boston supported Palin and verified that both events did occur. <ref>http://www.npr.org/2011/06/06/137011636/how-accurate-were-palins-comments-on-paul-revere</ref>