The Midnight Ruin of Paul Revere (with Chris Parnell) | Adam Ruins Everything

Animated Adam Conover explains why we revere Paul Revere - and who else we should thank for his famous midnight ride. Watch all new episodes of Adam Ruins Everything Presents: ReAnimated History on truTV!
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[@arigreen4008]

Paul Revere actually became famous because someone wrote a poem that became famous and none of the other rider's name's rhymed well enough

[@spelareNR14]

If that is true, then why didn't Adam say anything about it? Cuz he is a dick, that is why

[@dragonstormx]

@@spelareNR14 He couldn't fit in I guess.

[@Tommedian]

Nisse Elmquist maybe he did 'cause this ain't the thing

[@TGG104]

@@spelareNR14 More like because his research team didn't supply this for him.

[@RobbBlak]

I actually came down to the comments just to point out this same fact. I was surprised Adam didn't mention it. Glad someone else knew that one as well.

[@francisnoname842]

I live in Concord! My family often goes walking past Paul Reveres capture site. The revolution was a large part of our curriculum in school and we were taught that Paul Revere likely said "The redcoats are coming" or "The lobster backs are coming" since those were both common nicknames for the British soldiers at the time.

[@dejaypage1575]

Indeed. Regulars, Red Coats, Lobster backs...all those woulda been the more likely thing that he was taught about.

[@mofo1188]

Dude is it true their are Irish in boston

[@aquabreeze7612]

I remember watching Liberty's Kids on PBS back in the day and even they showed that it wasn't just Revere and they said stuff like "the regulars are coming"

[@just-sumdude6823]

Does that make the reveloutionaries crabs

[@cambs0181]

@Aaron Joy's music & books That's Mandela effect!

[@Gia1911Logous]

*someone does something important in history* Adam: I'm gonna ruin this man's whole career

[@xbealexx8857]

You speak words of wisdom, egg

[@docrofgaming6999]

More like: *someone does something important in history* Adam: ACTUALLY...

[@captainalie9264]

I've never seen a more perfect meme...bravo

[@brovusmarillian3303]

Well...Yeah? its literally in the Title.

[@husabu-up5wc]

No its "im about to correct ur whole carrier"

[@dr_maurylicious]

Adam failed to mention my favorite rider: Sybil Ludington. She alerted militia forces in villages of Putnam County, New York and Danbury, Connecticut, to the approach of the British regular forces on April 26, 1777. That’s more than twice the distance attributed to Revere.

[@margaretwordnerd5210]

Yes! I hate when she is left out.✌🖖

[@najhoant]

They don’t mention it here, but Revere became so famous and associated with the ride because Longfellow wrote a poem about him in 1860 that credited him with the whole mission

[@DragonTrainer201]

najhoant They mention it in the full episode, though... along with Paul Revere’s actual accomplishments.

[@SmashLiXs]

they do mention it though later

[@wellesradio]

Haven't seen the episode, but I get the feeling they mention that later. It's not like Adam to skip over the explanation of why a myth persists.

[@QIrons]

I was about to ask why Revere was the one who became the historical figure, but I decided to check the comments first. Thanks!

[@Joanyan]

*watching this on a phone* "Put down your smartphones" K bye

[@didbel3908]

Samy Khadre it was made for TV

[@KOPPEN-mx8xq]

I thought that too.

[@periwinkleplant4743]

The Manan J lol

[@Sci0927]

The Manan J j

[@redifine11]

0:03 Also I was about to say the same

[@thedude1873]

2:55 Apparently every British girl wants to be tracer.

[@tonyflamingo3444]

I'M ALREADY TRACER

[@Tugboat1861]

Tony Flamingo What about Widowmaker!

[@roselynn6753]

JFK I'm already widowmaker

[@alexpaget9225]

Haha shut up

[@bradleyholton-coates8345]

Yeh also she's Australian apparently

[@gibbybree6314]

0:00 "Put down your smartphones-" Me, watching this on my smartphone: You're the boss.

[@iamacatperson7226]

*Watches on flip phone* Checkmate, BuD

[@irmacastro5387]

It’s because it’s a tv show

[@ervinm.5065]

This story might be even better than the original. A silent work of a well organized army, spreading quickly the news about the incoming rivals

[@dejaypage1575]

Indeed. The original was good for a poem, but this has something a lot more interesting story of Paul and the others having a well coordinated event and planning. So really this isn't RUINING Paul REvere's image...it just makes it less silly of a way to think that he was able to go do all this stuff in a single night. It actually shows how smart the Revolutionary army was.

[@shawnlittle3091]

Dejay Page Finally someone who respects Paul Revere and history.

[@blobfish4514]

Jack Archer when you gotta form a plan with the squad

[@diegorincon4673]

That’s a very good point! I agree.

[@chukolance]

What Paul Revere should be remembered for was his contribution as a silversmith. He engraved a famous depiction of the "Boston Massacre."

[@SunflowerSocialist]

I think what needs to be remembered is that the revolution was largely about economic interest. The famous tax on tea was not really a tax in the modern sense, it was a monopoly imposed on the colonies by the east India company. The merchant class and craftsmen, which included people like Revere and John Hancock, opposed this because it harmed them economically (Hancock was the richest man in Boston and personally lost a lot of money from the cheap tea being sent to the colonies by the East India company, and many other merchants and craftsmen wanted protective tariffs to help their growing industries). These people were mostly in the north, hints why the rebellion began in Boston.

[@dragonstormx]

Also important to note is that the British weren't being greedy like we paint them as. They fought a very expensive war and felt that it only fair the colonists who benefited from it the most should help pay for it. Colonists were in fact paying much lower taxes than citizens back in England even with the initial taxes Parliament imposed, but the New England colonies were going through financial troubles so the colonies were hurt by taxes that would have otherwise been harmless, not to mention it really started to get colonists mad about having no say in Parliament. But still that didn't directly lead to the Revolution, that was a last resort after all other attempts to negotiate failed.

[@dragonstormx]

@@ichijofestival2576 When you look at both sides, it feels more like a tragedy that it happened. The British were trying to raise money in a way they thought would be harmless, not realizing the impacts their actions would have on colonies across the Atlantic because they chose the exact wrong time to implement them. The colonies pushed back out fear this violation of their rights would be the first of many, but their resistance to the government authority caused the British to fear a rebellion. Their push back when the colonies were just trying to appeal through legal means help create a real rebellion. The entire war started because a bunch of things all happened at once that on their own would have either been harmless, or at least not had a huge impact on the colonies as a whole.

[@irondragonmaiden]

@@dragonstormx That's basically a lot of history in a nutshell. Many tragedies or even good things happen because of the right (or wrong) combination of factors happened around the same time.

[@jacques4703]

@@dragonstormx it was a snowball effect. And both parties were convinced the other wanted to harm them

[@dragonstormx]

@@jacques4703 Yup.

[@logand8313]

Pff, this guy thinks he's ruining everything for me when actually he's just feeding me knowledge and information and making me smarter!

[@LunarEleven]

And usually it's not anything surprising, like finding out history is twisted to be more palatable? SHOCKER. We literally see that happening right now. I like knowing the truth. I think it's sad how upset some people get. Finding out you had the wrong information shouldn't cause cognitive dissonance but it seems like it does for people who just can't accept that much of what we're told is a lie 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@logand8313]

@@LunarEleven It's always hard to accept reality when you've belived something for so long, not always easy for some people to change their minds

[@dechicken6090]

Welcome to the club

[@nikaelkeanretiza1074]

Adam uno reverse

[@roguedogx]

Adam you translated to animated quite well.

[@striketwice_vlogs8234]

True

[@subzerox5903]

Narrator: “put down your cell phones and watch” Me: *puts down cellphone* Narrator: *silence* Me: “oh right I’m watching this on a phone”

[@ogharry2120]

I was gonna type that then I saw this

[@NEONBENDER]

Stole my joke 2 years ago

[@hazelhazel6842]

That me all right

[@starpokeheart664]

I was thinking the same thing

[@delvinlora1198]

Regulars? So 18 century way of saying normies.

[@sarafontanini7051]

yeah I was going to say it was probably short for 'regulators'

[@arock4990]

@@ichijofestival2576 Oh boy I just love getting destroyed on the internet, great stuff.

[@Saul30119]

At least they are not weebs

[@PPal-hc5ni]

XD okay

[@ivymuncher]

Iriako Ishikawa intellectual attacking?

[@The_Zap_Bug]

“You’re gonna tell me you’re not French with hair and clothes like that?” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I love French jokes, but they annoy the crap out of my French roommate XD

[@wild8573]

“Put down your smartphone” but I’m using my smartphone to watch this video

[@memoowo]

You do know that this is made for TV show audience not for KZbin right? CH is just promoting ARE on its KZbin channel

[@KOPPEN-mx8xq]

Memo Memo doesnt change much.

[@insertcheesypunhere]

I'm kind of disappointed they didn't mention Sybil Ludington. I haven't seen the full episode, so I don't know if she appears in it or not, but it's still a cool story. Basically, a teenage girl did almost the exact same thing as Revere, except for longer and by herself.

[@serenakoehler1344]

I was about to say that! She could have at least gotten a mention.

[@insertcheesypunhere]

Serena Koehler Well, like I said, she might've been mentioned, but I would understand if she wasn't. She might've been cut for time, or otherwise looked over in favor of facts that discredit what happened directly, rather than discredit the fact that what Revere did was unique.

[@Suho1004]

There is a statue of Sybil Ludington not far from where I grew up in upstate New York, so I've known about her for quite some time! The statue always looked like it was foaming at the mouth, though, so when I was young I was convinced that she was just some crazy girl who rode around on horseback and hit people with a stick.

[@insertcheesypunhere]

Suho1004 niiiiiice.

[@SmashLiXs]

well he did talk about a slave who could read & write who went undercover in the british army to learn their plans & eventually won freedom for all his help

[@danielross96]

DOES ANYONE THINK THE NARRATOR SOUNDS LIKE JERRY FROM RICK AND MORTY!?!?!? UPDATE: he is

[@blaisemacpherson7637]

I think the little jingle at the end sounds like the luftbaloon song

[@romanian-australianmapper966]

I absolutely love this new style of Adam Ruins Everything. Amazing. Keep on doing it this way, please.

[@Siberius-]

The real story is much better there.. more boring and logical in ways, since it's not out oif the ordinary for them.. but one special hero, is too movie-like which makes it even more boring and annoying to listen to. Seeing a proper functioning plan with many riders and secrecy, is far more interesting I think. Even if it is more logical and less obnoxious.

[@tomgjgj]

Agreed.

[@bootssheck5491]

Paul Revere is my favorite Assassin’s Creed character

[@tomahawkfan123]

TO THE RIGHT CONNOR

[@TailsMiles249]

Yes! This is exactly where we need to be!

[@bootssheck5491]

SirBlot lol, I didn’t even see the movie. I’m talking about Assassin’s Creed 3 (the videogame).

[@forgivemedaddyforihavesinn3356]

That entire sequence made me want to kill myself

[@darkportalanimations]

Boots Sheck YES

[@sananaryon4061]

Speaking as a European with a genuine interest in history: I had never heard of Paul Revere before this video.

[@sillychotu]

So now Jerry is helping Morty with his history project?

[@shadowmarauder6033]

Wow, now that you say it, image if this WAS Jerry helping Morty. It would be so awesome

[@thickessbigess2131]

Yeah and Rick shouted at Jerry

[@thickessbigess2131]

Imagine that

[@JohnnieKirkegaard94]

he sounds exactly like jerry

[@mememan3447]

JkMusic Thats because it IS Jerry

[@theheronexus1199]

Even outside archer Cryil Figgis can't catch a break.

[@taylorthenatural5509]

Andrew Carrillo lol 😂😂😂

[@SmashLiXs]

at at least dr. spaceman is doing something else

[@incomingtransmition5516]

Andrew Carrillo I knew it was him

[@puppetseducer]

This made me so happy - and enlightened! Love the animations too, it's great. Well done ♥

[@dicar76]

“Put down your smartphones-“ Me: I don’t know man, seems pretty counterintuitive to me.

[@chloehall4922]

There was also a young woman named Sybil Ludington, the 16-year-old girl who rode forty miles on horseback through the Hudson Highlands (on a stormy night, no less!) to muster the militia in defense of Danbury. She out rode all the men. Then was personally thanked by General Washington.

[@itisWhatitis12345]

Uhm... Ahcktually..

[@jairreimann9332]

It’s ahkchually, ahkchually

[@bodelicious6447]

The show in a nutshell.

[@roslimohdsarif205]

If i put down my phone i cant watch this video

[@Kai_Mercer]

Hawichii yes you can just put your face over the screen

[@cwhitehouse1791]

It was filmed for TV

[@elpollochamp9588]

This video is for computers and phones th

[@NashTheBlade]

If you want a true contribution from Paul Revere...He opened up the first ever copper rolling mill, and even effectively made the first currency for the new free world...contributions that were WAY more helpful than his one failed ride

[@KhaoticL0ki]

This is all put together so well, great animation CH THANKAYOUUUUUUU

[@michaelshaham158]

A C T U A L L Y

[@maisyharrop2710]

how was he wrong

[@thelittlehomie658]

Yeeeeeeeeeess!!! Adam Ruins Everything is back!!!!!☺☺☺☺☺☺☺😆😆😆

[@jeffbrehove2614]

this little homie not quite, it's more of a historical spin off

[@spammr]

this little homie You could see the whole episode on the channel. Like 22 frickin' minutes long!

[@theangryshoeseller9275]

“Put down your phones” that’s where it all ended

[@QueerAndHunger]

"Put down your smartphones" How tf we gon' watch this then?!

[@Jionunez7]

I like this. Small corrections to historical inaccuracies, rather than broad (and frankly, a bit misleading) corrections to large fields of knowledge.

[@SilentReflection101]

But... but... 'merica.

[@grey3247]

SilentReflection101 *United States

[@Siberius-]

Murica!*

[@jerrymcfletcher3672]

soon to be *United Soviet Socialist North America or USSNA, snappy.

[@nabila2180]

SilentReflection101 America is a continent duh!😒

[@Siberius-]

Well.. can't argue with that. Although Russia are capitalist, just a really dodgy version of it lol. They are also very far off of Social Democracy, which is what people on the left like Bernie want. Not to be confused with straight up Socialism (which is shit). Communism is a whole different thing.

[@AlashiaTuol]

If you want a special midnight rider that deserves Revere's notoriety, you could always celebrate Sybil Ludington, who rode from 9 pm until dawn on unpaved roads through a fierce storm to summon her father's troops to fight back against the burning of Danbury, Connecticut 😀 Prior to that, she apparently saved her father from capture at the hands of the British using Home Alone-style illusions in the windows to fool soldiers that a whole militia was in her house.

[@FGEnjoyer]

wooow a real history more awesome when use animated as the background. Thank so munch man

[@idadudenmanner]

I could listen to Chris Parnell narrate funny things all day long. I love his voice!

[@Anon-vd4xd]

Is the narrator jerry from rick and morty?

[@thlrock]

Chris Parnell, Yup.

[@bobboby7439]

Yes, or the narrator from The Midnight Ruin of Paul Revere

[@tehpwnzor1337]

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought that lmao

[@stefantadic1238]

Bob Boby LOL, the role i referred to is actually more famous, and from a better series than Jerry from R&M, but w/e

[@bobboby7439]

Yhea, I watch Archer, It's really good, sad that its ending soon, though.

[@abbygodsen6235]

I love this 😂 it’s great. If you have watched Liberty Kids this is quite the nice refresher and it kinda makes you feel really smart

[@luckycookie3367]

When I was younger I had to do a report on Paul Revere oh the memories....

[@JonpaulGee]

Oh Jerry found a job finally. CH Narrator

[@99lodewijk]

This is a repost, the vid is from Adam's tvshow. Not CH

[@JonpaulGee]

awww someone already said my thing that's too bad. Also thank you for the clarification. Super excited for more content from Adam!

[@SmashLiXs]

he already had a job as a quack doctor in new york

[@Old_Guard2]

I already knew everything you said except for the part about Paul not seeing the lanterns, and just for the record Paul revere’s ride is still iconic

[@shaneturner500]

"Revere didn't go yelling! That would get him captured!" Me: "...uh, actually, Revere was..." "Revere and Dawes were caught and thrown in jail after warning Lexington!" Me: "there it is!"

[@clinton8421]

@Warlightor Or "Redcoats" probably would have sufficed.

[@tee-sam-ee-red]

I SWEAR I CANT GET ENOUGH OF THE ANIMATED VERSIONS OF ADAM!!!!!

[@barnabop4982]

Aw no mention of Sybil Ludington?

[@harrydoherty7329]

Oh my god, do I love Adam.

[@thebananamonk]

Well take one for the team and marry him. He'll chew your ear off about marriage being a money making bullshit thing and you'll live happily ever after

[@monicam5771]

Memes and Hearthstone of course he wouldn’t.. because he already did.

[@p.darker5306]

No

[@gilmayjovelttbgkckfm]

The animation is soooo smooth

[@Ruizfamily3]

Been a while but now all I’m picturing is Jerry sitting in front of morty telling this story. Perfect voice for this

[@jacobrengen]

Fun fact the lanterns where hung in Christ church not north church

[@3p1cand3rs0n]

Jacob Rengen - I thought they were hung by the chimneys with care?

[@jacobrengen]

ElyssaAnderson that was ‘‘twas the night before Christmas not the midnight ride of Paul rever

[@GermanKinsmen]

They were clearly hung in a god church.

[@jacobrengen]

Guess I'll Die the name of the church was Old Christ Church

[@GermanKinsmen]

But it was totally a god church.

[@mrskelington6085]

I thought this myth was already busted and it was common knowledge?

[@jariolavilipponen3500]

Only to those more intimate with American Revolution, to people like me it's just an easy myth to sorta-remember and know nothing about.

[@mrskelington6085]

Jari Olavi Lipponen oh i can understand that but i mean common sense would dictate that one man alone could do that is kind of preposterous given the technology of the time

[@britipinojeff]

I mean it was still taught to me even in the 8th grade

[@jariolavilipponen3500]

Considering that the basic Revere -myth is about horse riding trough Boston it's sort of acceptable as long as you don't think about it. To be honest the only reason I even remember the guy is because he was one of the possible founding fathers in Sid Meyer's Colonization.

[@M1ckTheMan]

@LagiNaLangAko23 "You'd be surprised how uncommon common knowledge can be." ...I feel you're quoting something. Are you quoting something?

[@Salmon_Lamb0]

This was how I learned it: We were taught that he said “The Regulars are out!” We already knew other people were doing the same thing We knew who Dr. Warren was We knew he was captured And that’s all we learned. We didn’t know that he whispered, and we didn’t know he was captured with another dude

[@diegorincon4673]

Cryolophosaurus ellioti I wish they taught me like that.

[@snowangelnc]

Same. A lot of these videos I see debunking myths that supposedly everybody believes just end up telling me the version that I was taught in school.

[@jack_of_the_cards]

I love these❤️❤️🤣😂 plz do more

[@betreyaljustice6096]

Imagine if the British caught Paul before he could deliver the warning .

[@whoknows4780]

Betreyal Justice then all the others would have warned most militias without him.

[@betreyaljustice6096]

Annie Beguhl yup you are right I wish the British had won bahahahahha

[@alexgregg1058]

Betreyal Justice they kicked our ass in 1812 to prove a point.

[@betreyaljustice6096]

Alex Gregg all hail the British empire

[@dynamickhaoss1631]

If everyone was actually British why did the settlers rebel against the British empire.

[@binkinn1028]

Yaaay! Adam ruins my favorites poem!

[@epicdestroyer4296]

I was learning this in school thanks for the corrections

[@actuallcancer4021]

I'm about to show this to my teacher who taught this yesterday and speak truth in her face and she even dares to make to get me expelled I'm going to say y'all can't handle the truth

[@ianbailey6592]

Dew it!

[@actuallcancer4021]

Ian Bailey I did

[@isaacwhiteley]

and?

[@loganrosholt2984]

actuall cancer it’s true I was the face

[@actuallcancer4021]

I just got expelled

[@NotA3xCombo]

Interrupts the narrator, Alexander Ruins Things.

[@NotA3xCombo]

Say finna woke again, I dare you.

[@HyLion]

Me me big ruiner!

[@KevSB07]

Harry Potter fan Girl wait, does that phrase mean something?

[@HyLion]

KevSB07 It's a refference to Jacksfilms

[@HyLion]

Btd Pro Nooo... It's a trading thing, he puts some of us in the video and let's us make fun of him!

[@brensnorf]

my social studies teacher actually cleared up all these misconceptions in our american revolution unit this year

[@CyberLink70]

Yoshieclipse Social Studies? Why that class? What do they teach in that?

[@justinproductions2604]

James CyberLink they teach history

[@gramham4th185]

I could watch this show all forever

[@SidRulz100]

I see this as a historical act of teamwork. Plus, it kinda makes sense; I don't know any single horses that ride all the way from Boston to Concord.

[@KentAustinHenry]

But than why does Paul Revere get all the credit? I felt like this video was lacking explanation unlike other Adam's videos.

[@CouchLord1]

A poet from the 1860s used his name when describing the success of the mission so basicly he became the poster boy for the midnight ride and after hundreds of year people just credited him with doing 100% of the work.

[@SmashLiXs]

there is an explanation in the full episode

[@belindasomogyi2741]

the poem referring to this whole event mentions Paul revere

[@InfernosReaper]

Essentially, the event was being retold in a poem in order to stir up patriotism during the Civil War and poems tend to embellish & eschew facts.

[@Unnatural09]

Addition to that is a girl completed the entire ride that apparently revere did.

[@francisnoname842]

What's her name? Sounds interesting...

[@babyeater639]

Unnatural09 that was a different attack

[@thebluewingedone1611]

I love ur vids

[@_The_Dumbass_]

"Put down your smartphone" But, uhhhh....I kinda....

[@mheermance]

I'm glad to see William Dawes getting his due.

[@stefannotchev7209]

I knew about the thing where Paul revere said the regulars are coming

[@neonishere123]

Aw man this was one of my favorite stories in history too

[@lavenderaxokitty1163]

"Put down your smartphones" Me: *is watching on my phone* *confused screaming*

[@aroundthegoodworld]

Awesome content once again guys! You're such a great inspiration for my channel. Keep it up :)

[@cptnoremac]

Sorry, but we're not going to visit your channel.

[@aroundthegoodworld]

cptnoremac No problem! Have an amazing day :)

[@aroundthegoodworld]

PsychaWolf love you too bro!

[@freckleonmylumpsack6031]

Around The Good World That Smell's Like Cat Dick

[@philmartinez8704]

I read Glenn Beck's book on the subject. It says the same thing and came out long before this. Sure the myth is played down but that doesn't diminish the bravery and dedication of the Sons of Liberty. If anything it shows how intelligent and determined the Patriots were in fighting the crown

[@TheGlobali]

Phil Martinez Isn't Glenn Bleck the Lunatic who even got fired from Fox? 🤔

[@reidfontenoy2551]

Phil Martinez i completely agree

[@dongojangle106]

Was i supposed to get an ad for Adam Ruins Everything on this video of Adam Ruins Everything? Because i did

[@iamacatperson7226]

History: Exists Adam: I'm gonna *correct* this mans whole career

[@hotpotato5587]

Opens with “put down your smartphones” Is watching on smartphone

[@Reda-py2xu]

I thought it was the red coats are coming, not regulars.

[@Tugboat1861]

Glass Eating Junkie It was most likely both. But Regulars? Really?

[@ferrissbueller2415]

"And because we hate tea for some reason" i died in that part😂😂😂😂

[@its_alkali3501]

He’s at it again

[@liquidivory5598]

The Progressive Box got a new job!

[@123tree39]

When you read the first question on a quiz 3:21

[@roseaesthetic7969]

I found a link to this video in the comment section of an Assassin's Creed 3 video with nothing but Paul Revere and honestly I am so grateful for that person-

[@jack_of_the_cards]

I love the intro😍😍😍👏👏👍👍❤️❤️ And, Adam pls do a crossover with cinimasins

[@justinmoutzouris966]

"put down your smartphones..." But I'm watching on my phone :(

[@glitch1zillaproductions]

Justin Moutzouris same

[@alainart]

George Washington's face though!

[@HeUaKeia]

"Put down your smart phone" as I watch this in my smartphone 😂

[@dreliq981]

Love this guy. Always gives the honest truth. I only didn't know there was more than 3 riders.

[@Ojay_YT]

Narrator: Put down your smartphones Me: Okay but now I can’t watch the video

[@James.Stark.Ben.Edition]

Wait, so then how did he become famous again? Adam, we need answers!

[@chubbsxl3208]

ADAM!

[@whoknows4780]

I read in the comments on the video truTV posted that it was a famous American poet who wrote about how brave his ride was. Don’t remember which one, but you should be able to Google from here.

[@James.Stark.Ben.Edition]

Annie Beguhl thanks!

[@stupiditiusmaximus]

Such a legacy to behold

[@toiletpaper790]

My great great grandpa was one of those people. So yeah... just wanted to share that and feel special.

[@deadweight7334]

Are you telling me AC3 was not facts

[@Careless-Scholar]

AC3 is based on popular facts. Also even in AC3 he said ' The regulars are marching for Hexington and Concord' and he did it in private, not yelling. So they got 2 out of 3 facts correct.

[@deadweight7334]

Priyank Jain I really hate it when people take me seriously when I am joking

[@afunnyman]

BOSS, you're pretty good.

[@EclipsisTenebris]

and he wasn't alone... you know... you were there...

[@stevefoden1622]

If you read the British guy's notes in AC3, he pretty much stomps on the romanticized myths of the American Revolution. There's a point where he notes that Washington messed up the crossing of the Brandywine, and there were enough British troops present that they could have crushed the rebellion then and there, but the British messed up too, so the revolutionaries fluked their way through it. And also where American pomp paints it as a crushing rout and defeat of the British, it's pointed out that, had they really wanted to, the British could have brought the full force of their colonial armies and completely crushed the rebellion, but they treated it as a business decision and wrote it off, as, at the time, America was largely a vastly uncharted land of scrub brush and defensive native peoples. They also still had the Canadian territories and the major exports of wood, furs and sugar could be gotten all over the Empire, so it was simpler to cut them off than to make that level of investment for so little return.

[@47ratsinahoodie]

"Put down your cellphone-" Okay. *stops watching video*

[@danikahenry7677]

Can't put down my smartphone I'm watching this with this

[@Jebbtube]

Makes you wonder why we remember it at all if it was forgotten for so long.

[@ruffleraveninc3602]

I love how most of this was taught similarly in my middle school (im currently 16). Shows real progress in clearing up propaganda out of American history. (We learn about Rosalind Franklin too)

[@ownphantomandtoy]

Narrator: put your phones away Me: okay *turns phone off* Narrator: (Insert pikachu meme)

[@mikebagwell8229]

Thanks, Progressive Insurance animated box!

[@joshweissenberger2099]

God these are all really entertaining