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The [[Boston Marathon]] is run on Patriots' Day every year, so the holiday is referred to as "Marathon Monday" by many Bostonians. On April 15, 2013, at approximately 2:50 PM [[EDT]] (18:50 [[UTC]]), 04:09:43 since the start of the 117th running of the race, [[2013 Boston Marathon bombings|two bombs were detonated]] near the finish line, killing 3 and injuring over 180 people.
The [[Boston Marathon]] is run on Patriots' Day every year, so the holiday is referred to as "Marathon Monday" by many Bostonians. On April 15, 2013, at approximately 2:50 PM [[EDT]] (18:50 [[UTC]]), 04:09:43 since the start of the 117th running of the race, [[2013 Boston Marathon bombings|two bombs were detonated]] near the finish line, killing 3 and injuring over 180 people.


The [[Boston Red Sox]] have traditionally been scheduled to play at home in [[Fenway Park]] on Patriots' Day every year since 1959. The games were postponed due to bad weather in 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967, and 1984, and canceled in 1995<ref>{{cite web|title=1995. Boston Red Sox Box Scores|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/1995.shtml|publisher=Baseball-reference.com|accessdate=2012-10-14}}</ref> because of the late start to the season. Since 1968 the games have started early, in the morning, around 11:00 am. The early start to these games usually resulted in the game ending just as the marathon is heading through [[Kenmore Square]]. However, since 2007 the marathon has started between 9:30 am and 10:00 am, resulting in the racers going through Kenmore towards the middle of the Red Sox game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061222&content_id=1766797&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos |title=Patriots' Day game may start earlier|publisher=[[Boston Red Sox]]|date=2012-06-19|accessdate=2012-10-14}}</ref>
The [[Boston Red Sox]] have been scheduled to play at home in [[Fenway Park]] on Patriots' Day every year since 1959. The games were postponed due to weather in 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967, and 1984, and canceled in 1995<ref>{{cite web|title=1995. Boston Red Sox Box Scores|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/1995.shtml|publisher=Baseball-reference.com|accessdate=2012-10-14}}</ref> because of the late start to the season. Since 1968 the games have started early, in the morning, around 11:00 am. The early start to these games usually resulted in the game ending just as the marathon is heading through [[Kenmore Square]]. However, since 2007 the marathon has started between 9:30 am and 10:00 am, resulting in the racers going through Kenmore towards the middle of the Red Sox game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061222&content_id=1766797&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos |title=Patriots' Day game may start earlier|publisher=[[Boston Red Sox]]|date=2012-06-19|accessdate=2012-10-14}}</ref>


==Recent and future dates==
==Recent and future dates==

Revision as of 18:09, 17 April 2013

This article is about the American civic holiday. For the Quebec holiday, see National Patriots' Day. For the anniversary of September 11, 2001, see Patriot Day.
Patriots' Day
Statue of the Lexington Minuteman on the Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Observed byMassachusetts, Maine, Wisconsin, encouraged in Florida.
TypeHistorical
CelebrationsBoston Marathon
ObservancesBattles of Lexington and Concord
DateThird Monday in April
2023 dateApril 17  (2023-04-17)
2024 dateApril 15  (2024-04-15)
2025 dateApril 21  (2025-04-21)
2026 dateApril 20  (2026-04-20)
Patriots' Grave in the Old Burying Ground, Arlington, Massachusetts.
Acton Monument, gravesite of Abner Hosmer and Isaac Davis, who fell at Old North Bridge on April 19, 1775.

Patriots' Day (officially Patriots' Day in Massachusetts[1] and Wisconsin[2] and Patriot's Day in Maine[3]) is a civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. These were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. It is observed on the third Monday in April in Massachusetts[4] and Maine[5] (once part of Massachusetts), and is a public school observance day in Wisconsin[6]. Florida law also encourages people to celebrate it, though it is not treated as a public holiday.[7] Observances and re-enactments of these first battles of the American Revolution occur annually at Lexington Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, (around 6:00 am) and The Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, (around 9:00 am). In the morning, mounted re-enactors with state police escorts retrace the rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes, calling out warnings the whole way.

Since 1969, the holiday has been observed on the third Monday in April, providing a three-day long weekend, as well as being the first day of public school vacation week in Maine and Massachusetts. Previously, it had been designated as April 19 in observance of the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War.

It is also a school holiday for many local colleges and universities, both public and private. In addition, as Patriots' Day is considered a holiday in Maine and Massachusetts, when it falls on a day where United States federal income tax returns would otherwise be due for the remainder of the country, residents of those states are given until midnight of the next day (Tuesday) to submit their return.[citation needed]

Sporting events

The Boston Marathon is run on Patriots' Day every year, so the holiday is referred to as "Marathon Monday" by many Bostonians. On April 15, 2013, at approximately 2:50 PM EDT (18:50 UTC), 04:09:43 since the start of the 117th running of the race, two bombs were detonated near the finish line, killing 3 and injuring over 180 people.

The Boston Red Sox have been scheduled to play at home in Fenway Park on Patriots' Day every year since 1959. The games were postponed due to weather in 1959, 1961, 1965, 1967, and 1984, and canceled in 1995[8] because of the late start to the season. Since 1968 the games have started early, in the morning, around 11:00 am. The early start to these games usually resulted in the game ending just as the marathon is heading through Kenmore Square. However, since 2007 the marathon has started between 9:30 am and 10:00 am, resulting in the racers going through Kenmore towards the middle of the Red Sox game.[9]

Recent and future dates

  • 2011: Monday, April 18
  • 2012: Monday, April 16
  • 2013: Monday, April 15
  • 2014: Monday, April 21
  • 2015: Monday, April 20
  • 2016: Monday, April 18

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 12J". Massachusetts General Laws. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  2. ^ "Chapter 118.02(6m): General School Operations, Special observance days". The Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations. State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  3. ^ "Maine Stat. Rev. 9-B, § 145" (PDF). Maine Revised Statutes. Maine State Legislature. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  4. ^ "Massachusetts Legal Holidays". Citizen Information Service. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
  5. ^ "Holidays". Human Resources Policy and Practices Manual. Maine Bureau of Human Resources. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
  6. ^ "Wisconsin Public School Observance Days". Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  7. ^ §683.14, Fla. Stat. (2013) http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0600-0699/0683/0683.html
  8. ^ "1995. Boston Red Sox Box Scores". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  9. ^ "Patriots' Day game may start earlier". Boston Red Sox. 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
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