| − | 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> | + | Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's 2008 Vice-Presidential candidate, suggested in 2011 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> |