Patriots’ Day
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Patriots’ Day is a regional holiday in Massachusetts and Maine commemorating the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War, observed each April with events including the Boston Marathon.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patriots’ Day canonical | 10 |
| Patriots Day | 3 |
| Patriots' Day | 3 |
| Patriot’s Day | 3 |
| Evacuation Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts) | 1 |
| Patriots Day (film) | 1 |
| Patriots’ Day Boston Marathon | 1 |
| Patriot’s Day (holiday in other U.S. states and contexts) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T120543 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patriots’ Day Context triple: [Boston Marathon, occursOn, Patriots’ Day]
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A.
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a secretive, radical colonial American group that led protests and direct action against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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B.
Quantico
Quantico is a small town in Prince William County, Virginia, best known for hosting the Marine Corps Base Quantico and several major U.S. federal law enforcement training facilities.
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C.
All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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D.
Hancock
Hancock is a prominent surname most famously associated with John Hancock, a key figure of the American Revolution and first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
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E.
Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patriots’ Day Target entity description: Patriots’ Day is a regional holiday in Massachusetts and Maine commemorating the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War, observed each April with events including the Boston Marathon.
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A.
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a secretive, radical colonial American group that led protests and direct action against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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B.
Quantico
Quantico is a small town in Prince William County, Virginia, best known for hosting the Marine Corps Base Quantico and several major U.S. federal law enforcement training facilities.
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C.
All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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D.
Hancock
Hancock is a prominent surname most famously associated with John Hancock, a key figure of the American Revolution and first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
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E.
Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative observance
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ state holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Patriots Day
ⓘ
linked to:
Patriots’ Day
Patriot’s Day ⓘ
linked to:
Patriots’ Day
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
State of Maine ⓘ
linked to:
Maine
|
| associatedEvent | Boston Marathon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boston Red Sox home game at Fenway Park
ⓘ
morning Major League Baseball game in Boston ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Patriot militia in the American Revolution
ⓘ
Paul Revere’s ride ⓘ Samuel Prescott’s ride ⓘ William Dawes’s ride ⓘ opening battles of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dayOfWeek | Monday ⓘ |
| follows |
Easter Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Easter
Palm Sunday ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Battle of Menotomy
ⓘ
Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ |
| hasMainCelebrationLocation |
Arlington, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalActivity |
Boston Marathon
ⓘ
Patriots’ Day Parade in Concord ⓘ Patriots’ Day Parade in Lexington ⓘ Patriots’ Day reenactment at Lexington Green ⓘ Patriots’ Day reenactment at Old North Bridge ⓘ educational programs about the American Revolution ⓘ flag-raising ceremonies ⓘ historical reenactments of the Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ patriotic speeches ⓘ |
| inception | 1894 ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | Massachusetts General Court ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New England ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Maine
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ North Dakota (as a state observance) ⓘ
linked to:
North Dakota
Wisconsin (as a school observance day) ⓘ |
| occursOn | third Monday in April (Massachusetts and Maine) ⓘ |
| officialName | Patriots’ Day ⓘ |
| previouslyOccurredOn | April 19 ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Lexington and Concord ⓘ
linked to:
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Patriot’s Day (holiday in other U.S. states and contexts) ⓘ
linked to:
Patriots’ Day
|
| replaced | Fast Day (Massachusetts) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1894 ⓘ |
| theme | American patriotism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patriots’ Day Description of subject: Patriots’ Day is a regional holiday in Massachusetts and Maine commemorating the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War, observed each April with events including the Boston Marathon.
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