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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — This year marks the 250th anniversary of the "shot heard 'round the world," a symbolic statement acknowledging the battles of Lexington and Concord and the start of the American Revolution.
Celebrated on the third Monday in April, Patriots' Day was first proclaimed in 1894 by Massachusetts Governor Frederic Greenhalge.
The day is commemorated with baseball games, marathons, and historical reenactments.
The recreation of Paul Revere's infamous midnight ride to warn of the arrival of the British keeps Freedom Trail guide Jeremiah Poope employed.
"I love Paul Revere," said Poope. "He's been literally paying my bills for the last 20 plus years."
The 2.5-mile Freedom Trail connects historic sites tracing the path of key events leading up to the confrontation and its aftermath.
While preparing for the reenactment on the Freedom Trail, Poope reminds tourists about the facts surrounding Paul Revere on that fateful night.
"One thing a lot of people don't know is that he never actually completed the ride because he got arrested by British troops."
It was Dr. Samuel Prescott who finished the ride on April 18, 1775, and changed history forever.
WBZ's Madison Rogers (@MadisonWBZ) reports.