Updated: Apr 19 2021, 8:54 ET
PATRIOTS Day is celebrated on the third Monday of April, however, it is not a federal holiday.
In fact, Patriots Day is celebrated in four US states, and only two states give their citizens the day off.
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Is Patriots Day a federal holiday?
Patriots Day is an annual event celebrated in four US state every third Monday of April.
However, Patriots Day is not a federal public holiday and federal offices are open.
The holiday commemorates the Battle of Lexington and Concord, and the Battle of Mentomy, the first Battles of the American Revolutionary War.
The Monday holiday creates a three-day long weekend.
American history reveals that a single shot ignited the American War for Independence, in 1775. In the Spring of that year, between the very late hours of April 18th and the wee morning hours of the 19th, Massachusetts men and boys got out of their beds with an intent to stand up to a formidable enemy. They gathered their powder horns, muskets, and shot and went out to Lexington Green. There they waited in the dark morning chill for the dreaded British troops who marched rapidly toward Lexington. Earlier, in the middle of the night, the cries of danger had swept through the Massachusetts countryside to warn citizens that the British troops were on the march.
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With a gallery revamp, Concord Museum summons forgotten voices of 1775
By Cate McQuaid Globe Correspondent,Updated April 16, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Actors perform scripts created from Revolutionary-era depositions and interviews, including testimonials from white women.Laura Kozlowski/Courtesy Concord Museum
CONCORD â Call it the flint that sparked the Revolutionary War. April 19, 1775, the Battle of Lexington and Concord. The Concord Museum is home to more artifacts from that battle than any other institution.
The museum recently completed a $1.2 million revamp of its permanent âApril 19, 1775â gallery, part of a larger ongoing renovation due to be completed this summer. This will be the first Patriots Day visitors can experience the new gallery. (Outdoor activities are also on the docket through school vacation week, including reenactments on the museum lawn on Patriots Day.)