Evacuation Day

Evacuation Day is any of several holidays that celebrate the departure of an occupying army.

  • Evacuation Day (Massachusetts), anniversary of departure of British army on March 17, 1776; celebrated in Greater Boston since 1901.
  • Evacuation Day (New York), anniversary of departure of British army on November 25, 1783; celebrated annually until World War I
  • Evacuation Day (Syria), anniversary of departure of French army on April 17, 1946.
  • British Evacuation Day, Libyan anniversary of the final departure of British forces on 28 March, 1970.

Famous quotes containing the word day:

    How selfhood begins with a walking away,
    And love is proved in the letting go.
    —C. Day Lewis (20th century)