On This Day, April 18: Patriot Paul Revere begins midnight ride

Good News in History, April 18

251 years ago, Paul Revere, who was 40 years old at the time, a respected craftsman and father of 16 children, rode with William Dawes and Samuel Prescott, galloping through the countryside of colonial Massachusetts to Lexington and Concord warning of the sudden movements of the British army. Contrary to myth, Revere did not shout, […] The post Good News in History, April 18 appeared first on Good News Network.

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On This Day, April 18: Patriot Paul Revere begins midnight ride

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