Comments for: Mainers adopted Patriot’s Day in ’07

Mainers first celebrated Patriot’s Day a century ago. It wasn’t because of a sudden upsurge in patriotism. The Battles of Lexington and Concord were ancient history. Rather legislators had decided to abolish another holiday, Fast Day, and they were looking for something to take its place. Massachusetts had… Read More
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