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| ] in ] was '''Evacuation Day''', an official holiday commemorating the evacuation of the city of ] by ] forces on ], ] (see ] or ]). Evacuation Day is also observed in ] and Somerville, Massachusetts. The holiday was first proclaimed in ]. | ] in ] was '''Evacuation Day''', an official holiday commemorating the evacuation of the city of ] by ] forces on ], ] (see ] or ]). Evacuation Day is also observed in ] and ]. The holiday was first proclaimed in ]. | ||
| March 17 also happens to be ] which gives Boston's large ] and Irish descendant population an additional reason to celebrate. Typically, residents assume that Evacuation Day is celebrated since St. Patrick's Day could not be made a legal holiday. <!-- is this true? --> | March 17 also happens to be ] which gives Boston's large ] and Irish descendant population an additional reason to celebrate. Typically, residents assume that Evacuation Day is celebrated since St. Patrick's Day could not be made a legal holiday. <!-- is this true? --> | ||
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March 17 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts was Evacuation Day, an official holiday commemorating the evacuation of the city of Boston by British forces on March 17, 1776 (see Siege of Boston or American Revolutionary War). Evacuation Day is also observed in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Somerville, Massachusetts. The holiday was first proclaimed in 1941.
March 17 also happens to be St. Patrick's Day which gives Boston's large Irish and Irish descendant population an additional reason to celebrate. Typically, residents assume that Evacuation Day is celebrated since St. Patrick's Day could not be made a legal holiday.
For other uses of the term, see Evacuation Day.
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