Before Thanksgiving, New Yorkers Celebrated Evacuation Day
Summary
Hosted by Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, and Lee Habib, this episode features contributor Bill Bryke recounting the British evacuation of New York City on November 25, 1783. The narrative details the chaotic end of the Revolutionary War occupation, including the departure of Loyalists and the symbolic raising of the American flag by Captain John Van Arsdale. It concludes with General Washington’s emotional farewell to his troops and the eventual fading of Evacuation Day as a holiday.
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