What is Patriots' Day?
'''Patriots' Day''' (sometimes spelled '''Patriot's Day''' or '''Patriots Day''') is a legal [[holiday]] in [[Massachusetts]]. The holiday remembers the American men and women who fought during the [[Revolutionary War]]. In the past, Patriots' Day was on [[April 19]]. This was done in honor of [[Battles of Lexington and Concord|Lexington and Concord]]. These were the first battles of the [[American Revolutionary War]] that were fought on that date in [[1775]]. Since [[1969]], however, the holiday has been on the third Monday in April. The [[Boston Marathon]] is run on this day every year. The [[2013 Boston Marathon bombings|Boston Marathon bombings]] happened on this day in [[2013]]. The [[Boston Red Sox]] have played a home game at [[Fenway Park]] on this day every year since [[1960]]. {{U.S. Holidays}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:Holidays of the United States]] [[Category:Massachusetts]] [[Category:April observances]]