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It's Evacuation Day, but my trash & recycling is still getting picked up. Nice.

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April 20, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Syria. Evacuation Day, End of the French mandate of Syria in 1946. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria #geography #EvacuationDay #Syria 80 years ago
April 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
How did you mark the 250th anniversary of #EvacuationDay today? We posted the lasted addition to our blog, the #RevereHouseExpress: bit.ly/4tc2zQL a timely reflection on the history of the Siege of Boston and how it came to an end #OTD in 1776.
Evacuation Day and the Aftermath of the Siege of Boston - Paul Revere House
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March 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM
"Two Favorite Songs" – one of a series of broadsides rejoicing in the retreat of the British troops from Boston. Image courtesy of @mhs1791 archives.

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March 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
"I have the pleasure to Inform you that this morning the Ministerial Troops evacuated the Town of Boston without destroying It, and that we are now in the full possession"

-George Washington to Nicholas Cooke, 17–19 March 1776

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March 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Happy anniversary to some real ones. #HenryKnox #BenedictArnold #EvacuationDay
March 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Happy #EvacuationDay, Boston! #onthisday 250 years ago, British forces evacuated Boston, ending a months-long siege and marking a major victory for George Washington and the Continental Army. Read about it at: www.boston.gov/news/day-1776

Image: Reenactors at the 1976 Evacuation Day celebration
March 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Heather Cox Richardson knocks it outta the park with today's essay on the events leading up to Boston (and America's) Evacuation Day.

Note the similarities between tyrants, the narrowness of Boston Harbor and Hormuz Strait, and the strength and resilience of resisters.

Happy #EvacuationDay!
March 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
March 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
What events are we holding for our most precious #EvacuationDay?
March 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Happy Evacuation Day to all who celebrate the decisive coalescing of the resistance to a tyrant and the formation of American identity, democracy and independence.

(Boston Harbor is VERY shallow and narrow, making ships under fire a real threat - similarities to the Hormuz Strait)

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March 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM
#OTD March 17, 1776 – Evacuation Day, Boston. The formal ending of The Siege of Boston from April 19, 1775 to March 17, 1776. Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, British forces found themselves besieged within the city by colonial forces.

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March 17, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Happy #EvacuationDay #MuseumShopMonday! Tomorrow marks the 250th anniversary of the end of the Siege of Boston, as the Regulars departed after threats from Henry Knox’s show of force via cannon. Our Mortar Pencil Sharpener makes an apt memento: bit.ly/4lDbkAM #AmRev
Mortar Pencil Sharpener - Paul Revere House
$7.00 Did you know that Paul Revere made mortars? In 1788, he opened a foundry in Boston making bells, cannons, and mortars, among other things. This pencil sharpener is in the shape of a mortar, sim...
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March 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
"No battle ensued, no blood was shed, but the mere sight of those cannons caused the startled British to flee Boston and give General George Washington his first major victory of the Revolutionary War," writes Brian MacQuarrie.

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The ‘other’ March 17 holiday honors a key chapter in America’s journey to independence - The Boston Globe
Evacuation Day -- another reason March 17 is of special, local significance -- has enduring meaning not only for Boston and Massachusetts, but for the country as a whole.
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March 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
“If that hadn’t happened, we’d all be speaking in a British accent right now,” Linda Zablocki, president of the Andrew Square Civic Association, told The Globe.

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Why is this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade going the opposite way? The answer goes back to 1776. - The Boston Globe
The parade will now run from Andrew Square to Broadway, instead of the other way around — mirroring the march of the Continental Army 250 years ago.
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February 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Untapped Cities explores Evacuation Day, New York City's forgotten November holiday commemorating the British departure in 1783. A look at how we remember - or forget - the past.
#NYCHistory #RevolutionaryWar #EvacuationDay #AmericanHistory #NewYorkCity
Evacuation Day, New York City's Forgotten November Holiday - Untapped New York
Forget Thanksgiving; in post-Revolution New York City, the biggest November celebration was Evacuation Day. Observed on November 25th, this early American holiday marked the date on which the last…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Happy Evacuation day to all!
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November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Syria. Evacuation Day, End of the French mandate of Syria in 1946. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria #geography #EvacuationDay #Syria 79 years ago
April 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Two Favorite Songs" – one of a series of broadsides rejoicing in the retreat of the British troops from Boston. Image courtesy of @mhs1791 archives.

#evacuationday #boston #masshistoricalsociety #mhs1791 #massachusettshistoricalsociety #mahistory #americanrevolution
March 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM