History...What if? #1

So through the night rode Paul Revere;

And so through the night went his cry of alarm,

To every Middlesex village and farm,—

A cry of defiance, and not of fear,

A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,

And a word that shall echo for evermore!

For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,

Through all our history, to the last,

In the hour of darkness and peril and need,

The people will waken and listen to hear,

The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,

And the midnight message of Paul Revere.

-An excerpt from the famous poem:

“Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

THIS IS THE FIRST “History…what if?” Today we could not come up with anything too spectacular, but we DO BELIEVE this is interesting, and that is the NEXT BEST THING!! (To quote Kelsi…lol)

WHAT IF…

Paul Revere had not taken the “Midnight Ride”?

Answer(s):

1. We might still be owned by the king.

2. We would have lost the war.

THESE THOUGHTS ARE NOT TOO COMFORTING.

We would like to submit to everyone that we should ALL start patrolling our neighborhoods on horse every midnight, to protect and warn people of the dangers, and to prevent catastrophes like this from occurring.

WE, being the brave and courageous souls we are, will start tonight in our neighborhoods! We do not have horses, but we will ride the neighbor’s dogs up and down the streets, at MIDNIGHT EXACTLY, wearing a cape, blowing horns, clanging pots, and shouting through a megaphone: “AWAKEN! The rebels are coming!”

WE hope you have enough courage in you to do the same for your community. /:-(