USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where can you find a statue of Paul Revere and his horse?
A
At the harbor
B
In Lexington
C
At the Old North Church
D
At concord
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An equestrian statue of Paul Revere by Cyrus Edwin Dallin is installed at Paul Revere Mall near the Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dallin decided to present Revere during his famous Midnight Ride with Revere sitting on a horse. The city of Boston purchased the statue and cast it in bronze in 1940. The statue was dedicated on September 22, 1940, complete with a ceremony featuring a band, chorus, and many speakers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Born in Boston’s North End on December 21, 1734, Revere was the third of nine children and oldest surviving son. His father, Apollos Rivoire, was a French Huguenot (Protestant) who emigrated to Boston at thirteen.

Detailed explanation-4: -A new statue commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled in Boston over the weekend. Titled The Embrace, it’s a 20-foot-tall bronze sculpture of arms locked in a hug, the pose borrowed from a famous photograph of the couple that was taken when MLK won the Nobel Prize in 1964.

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