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I just “discovered” this. It's the same day as St Patrick's Day (March 17).It is when the Americans made the British flee Boston, and to do it without causing any trouble....or else!!! >:(
That the Americans were able to drive off several thousand hardened troops and 1,100 loyalists with only a few warning shots fired and no loss of life or property was a major accomplishment and was Washington's first victory of the war. It was also a huge morale boost for the new country, as the city where the rebellion against England started was the first to be liberated. Boston was never attacked again.
So according to that entry, in parts of Boston it's a “day off”…just so happens to be St. Patrick's Day as well….Boston has a large Irish contingent….hmmm, ya think any ulterior motive for the government holiday?
