Happy Evacuation Day!
What's that? Isn't it St. Patrick's day? Yep, but in some areas on the East Coast it is also the local holiday celebrating the evacuation of the British Troops on March 17, 1776! That's right, on this day in 1776 the British under General Howe were forced to retreat from Boston to Nova Scotia. From that day onward, the Redcoats were expelled from Boston.
So, along with that green beer, you might want to add a Samuel Adams!
Indeed I have just done that O0 in honor of the day, and also the fact that the Pennsylvania Continentals were known as "the line of Ireland" due to so many of its soldiers were of (Scots-) Irish birth and extraction.
Hmm...maybe I will wear a kilt to the Appleseed this weekend. ;D
I'd think only the British would call it Evacuation Day, and Americans should call it Expulsion Day!
Quote from: Matt on March 18, 2009, 01:53:20 PM
I'd think only the British would call it Evacuation Day, and Americans should call it Expulsion Day!
The old joke is that when the redcoats heard the warning shots from Knox's cannons they "evacuated" themselves. ;D