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06-17-2009, 06:47 PM

82Rigger

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Today is Bunker Hill Day

June 17th is, I believe, a legal holiday in Boston, and may be as well for all of Suffolk County.

I'm sure Rev can answer that for us.

Dr. Joseph Warren was killed. His body was identified some months later by his brothers and Paul Revere by means of artificial dentures (??) that Mr. Revere had made for Dr Warren.

Also killed was Royal Marines Maj. Pitcairn (of Lexington fame, "Disperse, you rebels! Damn you, why won't you disperse?").

Famous from this battle is, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes", although I've never learned who actually gave that order.

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