Why isn't Patriot's Day celebrated outside New England?

Question

Surely it was a critically important moment in the American colonists' movement towards independence from English rule. All States would do well to join in public remembrance of the moment when the cry "The British are coming" roused brave men to face the imperialist forces at Concord Bridge, and defy their "gun control" efforts. Why is it only in the New England States that this confrontation is commemorated?

Are today's people embarrassed to admit that the independence of America rests on the freedom of the common people, not under the control of any offical government authority, to keep and bear arms?

Isn't it of the essence of America that the highest authority we acknowledge is not the King or his God or his appointed General Gage, but WE THE PEOPLE? Isn't that implicit in the Second Amendment and symbolized by our remembrance of Patriot's Day? [19 April 1775].

Answer 1

There are some really stupid people in this country.

Answer 2

For some reason or other, the people who pushed West from New England to settle New York, Ohio, and other Midwestern States did not take along the idea of celebrating Patriot's Day. The other answerer talks about "hijacking" the day, but he only has modern citations. I have been studying history and genealogy for decades, and can assure you that Patriot's Day was never celebrated in the Midwest (Illinois specifically) as a holiday; July 4, yes, April 19, no. Personally, my ancestry goes back to 1620 and includes many veterans of the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars, including the family with the surname Adams (John and Samuel being cousins).

Perhaps the reason Patriot's Day wasn't celebrated had to do with timing. April was a time to work on planting, especially in the upper Midwest, where the bulk of my ancestors migrated. I do know that the family has been, and still is, very proud of their New England connections, with several relatives for several generations being members of patriotic organizations such as DAR and SAR (Sons of the American Revolution). And yet, though I have heard the stories of my ancestors, celebrating Patriot's Day was never part of the family lore.

Answer 3

The day has been highjacked by extreme white supremecist militias and other anti-government activists.

It's referenced in the white racist tome "the Turner Diaries"

OKC bombing was on Patriot's Day.

Waco, TX was on Patriot's Day.

Columbine was initially scheduled for 4-19, but the boys put it off a day for logistical purposes.

So I hope you don't mind if that day gets pushed aside. Like the Confederate flag, most of us will reject something that on its own is innocent but has had its meaning perverted by sick and twisted people over the years who have shown a lack of compassion for their fellow humans.

There is a movement to rename 9-11 Patriot's Day, by the way, once the memories allow us to make that a holiday remembering all those who died as martyrs for our freedom.