Patriots' Day
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- For the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, see Patriot Day.
- For the Québec holiday, see La Journée Nationale des Patriotes (National Patriots Day).
Patriots' Day (sometimes spelled Patriot's Day or without the apostrophe) is a civic holiday in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Maine, and a public school observance day in Wisconsin. Traditionally it was observed on April 19, in honor of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War, fought on that date in 1775. Since 1969, however, the holiday has been observed on the third Monday in April, providing a three-day long weekend.
The Boston Marathon is run on this day every year. Also, the Boston Red Sox have traditionally played a home game at Fenway on this date every year since 1960, typically starting at 11:00 AM. Many schools, elementary through high school, take the entire week off as "April vacation."
Occasionally Tax Day falls on this day, causing the tax deadline to be extended by a day for the residents of Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. This is because the IRS processing center for these areas is located in Andover, Massachusetts, and is closed on Patriots' Day.
Future dates
- 2007: Monday, April 16
- 2008: Monday, April 21
See also
External links
- [Patriot's Day information from NOBLE]
- [Massachusetts Legal Holidays]
- [Wisconsin Public School Observance Days]
- [Information about Battle Reenactments]
- [IRS 2005 Tax Return Deadlines]
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