Another little known figure from the Revolutionary War, Ebenezer F. Kerry, (Senator John Kerry's great, great, great grandfather, rode through each town in New England shouting, "lay down your arms, lay down your arms, the war has begun".
Re #20: LOL. Really! Out loud!
The traditions also omit the midnight pub crawl of John Joseph Edward Patrick Kennedy, who informed everyone within two blocks of his house that, “The British are something,” and that he needed another pint.