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| − | '''Paul Revere''' (1734-1818) was a silversmith in colonial America who was very active in [[Boston]]-area revolutionary groups such as the [[Sons of Liberty]]. He is famous for riding from Boston to Lexington, [[Massachusetts]] with [[William Dawes]] on the night of April 18, 1775 to warn the [[British]] that [[minutemen]] troops would not give up their weapons, and that they would exercise their natural right to keep and bear arms to resist their [[Big Government]] bullying. Revere was captured before he could reach [[Concord]], but managed to escape. His midnight ride was immortalized by a poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].<ref>[http://darter.ocps.net/classroom/revolution/revere.htm Paul Revere]</ref> <ref>[http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/real.html The Midnight Ride]</ref> | + | '''Paul Revere''' (1734-1818) was a silversmith in colonial America who was very active in [[Boston]]-area revolutionary groups such as the [[Sons of Liberty]]. He is famous for riding from Boston to Lexington, [[Massachusetts]] with [[William Dawes]] on the night of April 18, 1775 to warn the [[British]] that [[minutemen]] troops would not give up their weapons, and that they would exercise their natural right to keep and bear arms to resist their [[Big Government]] bullying <ref>http://macsmind.com/wordpress/2011/06/03/sarah-palin-was-right-about-paul-reveres-ride/</ref><ref>http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2011/06/06/sarah-palin-was-right-about-paul-revere</ref><ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2011/0606/Sarah-Palin-says-she-s-right-about-Paul-Revere.-Is-that-wrong</ref>. Revere was captured before he could reach [[Concord]], but managed to escape. His midnight ride was immortalized by a poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].<ref>[http://darter.ocps.net/classroom/revolution/revere.htm Paul Revere]</ref> <ref>[http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/real.html The Midnight Ride]</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:08, June 7, 2011
Paul Revere (1734-1818) was a silversmith in colonial America who was very active in Boston-area revolutionary groups such as the Sons of Liberty. He is famous for riding from Boston to Lexington, Massachusetts with William Dawes on the night of April 18, 1775 to warn the British that minutemen troops would not give up their weapons, and that they would exercise their natural right to keep and bear arms to resist their Big Government bullying [1][2][3]. Revere was captured before he could reach Concord, but managed to escape. His midnight ride was immortalized by a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.[4] [5]
References
- ↑ http://macsmind.com/wordpress/2011/06/03/sarah-palin-was-right-about-paul-reveres-ride/
- ↑ http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2011/06/06/sarah-palin-was-right-about-paul-revere
- ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2011/0606/Sarah-Palin-says-she-s-right-about-Paul-Revere.-Is-that-wrong
- ↑ Paul Revere
- ↑ The Midnight Ride