I attended the Evacuation Day 225th anniversary ceremony in NYC, followed by lunch at Fraunces Tavern. It was great. It commemorates the date the British sailed out of NY harbor, November 25, 1783. The British had raised the Union Jack at Battery Park which is at the bottom of Manhattan so their fleet could sail out under their flag. They also greased the pole so the flag couldn’t be taken down. But with some American ingenuity they took the British flag down and raised the American. And despite what Wikipedia says I’ve read that the last shot fired by the British was fired at the flag raiser as he secured the American flag at the top of the pole. They missed.
“I’ve read that the last shot fired by the British was fired at the flag raiser as he secured the American flag at the top of the pole. They missed.”
Perhaps they were giving our flag a 21-gun salute on the way out? /s