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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid the bomb attack in Boston have something to do with "Patriot's Day"?
In his speech following today's explosions at the Boston Marathon, President Obama noted that today is Patriot's Day in Massachusetts. "It's a day that celebrates the free and fiercely independent spirit that this great American city of Boston has reflected from the earliest days of our nation," the president said during a briefing where he made it clear that we don't yet know who was behind today's attack. But Obama wasn't the first to mention the holiday in the wake of the attackspeculation had already started swirling on Twitter about the possible significance of the Massachusetts Monday holiday on which the marathon is held every year.
With that in mind, a quick primer on Patriot's Day: It commemorates the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War, the battles of Lexington and Concord, both held on April 19, 1775. The holiday has become best known for the marathon and is in fact also referred to as "Marathon Monday." (Patriot's Day, we should note, should not be confused with Patriot Day, established on September 11 to mark the World Trade Center attacks.)
So why were people so quick to speculate about the holiday's possible significance? Undoubtedly because they were inspired by the fact that this week does contain a number of unhappy anniversaries: the Oklahoma City Bombing (April 19, 1995), the Waco assault (April 19, 1993), the Columbine School Shooting (April 20, 1999), and the Virginia Tech massacre (April 16, 2007), for starters. Two of those tragediesthe Virginia Tech massacre and the Waco assaultwere on Monday, the Patriot's Day of those years.
The Waco tragedy, in particular...
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/15/patriot_s_day_oklahoma_city_bombing_anniversary_waco_va_tech_and_the_boston.html
With that in mind, a quick primer on Patriot's Day: It commemorates the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War, the battles of Lexington and Concord, both held on April 19, 1775. The holiday has become best known for the marathon and is in fact also referred to as "Marathon Monday." (Patriot's Day, we should note, should not be confused with Patriot Day, established on September 11 to mark the World Trade Center attacks.)
So why were people so quick to speculate about the holiday's possible significance? Undoubtedly because they were inspired by the fact that this week does contain a number of unhappy anniversaries: the Oklahoma City Bombing (April 19, 1995), the Waco assault (April 19, 1993), the Columbine School Shooting (April 20, 1999), and the Virginia Tech massacre (April 16, 2007), for starters. Two of those tragediesthe Virginia Tech massacre and the Waco assaultwere on Monday, the Patriot's Day of those years.
The Waco tragedy, in particular...
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/15/patriot_s_day_oklahoma_city_bombing_anniversary_waco_va_tech_and_the_boston.html
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Did the bomb attack in Boston have something to do with "Patriot's Day"? (Original Post)
Electric Monk
Apr 2013
OP
April 15th is the anniversary of the beginning of the 1936 Arab Revolt in Palestine.
Llewlladdwr
Apr 2013
#7
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)1. and Tax Day!
teamster633
(2,029 posts)6. Technically, today is Tax Day...
...for those of us in the Massachusetts area. Due to the Patriot's Day holiday our obligation falls one day later.
Ian David
(69,059 posts)2. More TeaBagger Terrorism?
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)3. It could, maybe
Nobody knows for sure.
FormerDittoHead
(5,155 posts)4. Let's not jump to conclusions.
I remember Oklahoma City. Everyone was saying it was from the Middle East.
I remember listening to people on talk radio talking up a VERY elaborate tale about some connection with Iraq at the time.
And I also remember the rumours / theories of it being a missile attack!
It's easy to play "free association". Tax day. Boston Tea Party. etc etc.
There were a LOT of people, security cameras, etc etc etc.
Let's wait for something to come in.
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)5. I suspect that it was, fwiw.
Llewlladdwr
(2,165 posts)7. April 15th is the anniversary of the beginning of the 1936 Arab Revolt in Palestine.
Coincidence?