It was twelve by the village clock, When he crossed the bridge into Medford town. He heard the crowing of the cock, And the barking of the farmer’s dog, And felt the damp of the river fog, That rises ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem “Paul Revere’s Ride,” taught in classrooms across the United ...

On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere raced through the Massachusetts countryside on horseback to warn patriot leaders that British soldiers were on the march. A lot of us learned about the revolutionary ...

Revere, who was later immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem, was one of many riders who rode through the countryside, spreading the alarm on April 18, 1775 Ellen Wexler - Assistant ...

And, sure enough, we have long told our kids and ourselves of the cinematic events in April, 1775, when the famous silversmith warned the countryside of approaching British troops and the American ...

A new play brings into high relief the uncanny parallels between both the Revolutionary and Civil War periods and the perilous present, all through the lens of Longfellow’s poem. Generations of ...

It’s an image many Americans have of the revolutionary figure, Paul Revere: a man in a tricorne hat racing through the streets on a horse and yelling, “The British are coming!” But this image of ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was summoned to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts with the news that British soldiers were about to march into the countryside northwest of town.

LEXINGTON, MA ‒ Everyone knows the story. At least, a version of it. Sitting cross-legged on matted classroom rugs, elementary school students each year are read the famous opening lines of Henry ...

Call it the best branding to happen in the last 250 years. Paul Revere has lived rent-free in the American collective consciousness since his fateful journey on the night of April 18, 1775. Or, at ...

On the evening of April 18, 1775, two lanterns were illuminated from the tower of The Old North Church in Boston to alert the colonists that British forces were advancing across the Charles River.