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  • NYC marks forgotten holiday from Revolutionary War[Evacuation Day]

    12/04/2008 12:47:04 PM PST · by BGHater · 11 replies · 346+ views
    AP ^ | 25 Nov 2008 | RICHARD PYLE
    <p>People in 18th century dress greeted visitors Tuesday at Federal Hall, commemorating the end of the Revolutionary War.</p> <p>The costumed reenactors were busy answering questions about the 225th anniversary of Evacuation Day, the day in 1783 when the last British redcoats boarded ships in New York Harbor and sailed away, and Gen.George Washington and his victorious troops marched down Broadway.</p>