Paul Revere misquoted


	Paul Revere misquoted

pcmkrfn

9-17-2008 11:11 PM

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9-18-2008 1:21 AM

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Other riders such as Israel Bissell and Sybil Ludington are often suggested as having completed much more impressive rides than Revere's

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