The Midnight Ruin of Paul Revere (with Chris Parnell) | Adam Ruins Everything

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  • Опубліковано 19 бер 2018
  • Animated Adam Conover explains why we revere Paul Revere - and who else we should thank for his famous midnight ride. Watch all new episodes of Adam Ruins Everything Presents: ReAnimated History on truTV!
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  • @arigreen4008
    @arigreen4008 6 років тому +2600

    Paul Revere actually became famous because someone wrote a poem that became famous and none of the other rider's name's rhymed well enough

    • @spelareNR14
      @spelareNR14 5 років тому +32

      If that is true, then why didn't Adam say anything about it? Cuz he is a dick, that is why

    • @dragonstormx
      @dragonstormx 5 років тому +28

      @@spelareNR14 He couldn't fit in I guess.

    • @Tommedian
      @Tommedian 5 років тому +8

      Nisse Elmquist maybe he did 'cause this ain't the thing

    • @TGG104
      @TGG104 5 років тому +27

      @@spelareNR14 More like because his research team didn't supply this for him.

    • @RobbBlak
      @RobbBlak 5 років тому +17

      I actually came down to the comments just to point out this same fact. I was surprised Adam didn't mention it. Glad someone else knew that one as well.

  • @francisnoname842
    @francisnoname842 6 років тому +603

    I live in Concord! My family often goes walking past Paul Reveres capture site. The revolution was a large part of our curriculum in school and we were taught that Paul Revere likely said "The redcoats are coming" or "The lobster backs are coming" since those were both common nicknames for the British soldiers at the time.

    • @dejaypage1575
      @dejaypage1575 6 років тому +49

      Indeed. Regulars, Red Coats, Lobster backs...all those woulda been the more likely thing that he was taught about.

    • @mofo1188
      @mofo1188 6 років тому

      Dude is it true their are Irish in boston

    • @aquabreeze7612
      @aquabreeze7612 5 років тому +6

      I remember watching Liberty's Kids on PBS back in the day and even they showed that it wasn't just Revere and they said stuff like "the regulars are coming"

    • @just-sumdude6823
      @just-sumdude6823 4 роки тому

      Does that make the reveloutionaries crabs

    • @cambs0181
      @cambs0181 4 роки тому

      @Aaron Joy's music & books That's Mandela effect!

  • @dr_maurylicious
    @dr_maurylicious 5 років тому +31

    Adam failed to mention my favorite rider: Sybil Ludington. She alerted militia forces in villages of Putnam County, New York and Danbury, Connecticut, to the approach of the British regular forces on April 26, 1777. That’s more than twice the distance attributed to Revere.

  • @Gia1911Logous
    @Gia1911Logous 5 років тому +1370

    *someone does something important in history*
    Adam: I'm gonna ruin this man's whole career

    • @xbealexx8857
      @xbealexx8857 5 років тому +17

      You speak words of wisdom, egg

    • @docrofgaming6999
      @docrofgaming6999 4 роки тому +11

      More like:
      *someone does something important in history*
      Adam: ACTUALLY...

    • @captainalie9264
      @captainalie9264 4 роки тому +5

      I've never seen a more perfect meme...bravo

    • @brovusmarillian3303
      @brovusmarillian3303 4 роки тому +1

      Well...Yeah? its literally in the Title.

    • @husabu-up5wc
      @husabu-up5wc 4 роки тому +3

      No its "im about to correct ur whole carrier"

  • @najhoant
    @najhoant 6 років тому +158

    They don’t mention it here, but Revere became so famous and associated with the ride because Longfellow wrote a poem about him in 1860 that credited him with the whole mission

    • @DragonTrainer201
      @DragonTrainer201 6 років тому +3

      najhoant They mention it in the full episode, though... along with Paul Revere’s actual accomplishments.

    • @SmashLiXs
      @SmashLiXs 6 років тому

      they do mention it though later

    • @wellesradio
      @wellesradio 6 років тому +1

      Haven't seen the episode, but I get the feeling they mention that later. It's not like Adam to skip over the explanation of why a myth persists.

    • @QIrons
      @QIrons 6 років тому +1

      I was about to ask why Revere was the one who became the historical figure, but I decided to check the comments first. Thanks!

  • @Joanyan
    @Joanyan 6 років тому +1609

    *watching this on a phone*
    "Put down your smartphones"
    K bye

  • @gibbybree6314
    @gibbybree6314 5 років тому +54

    0:00 "Put down your smartphones-"
    Me, watching this on my smartphone: You're the boss.

  • @SunflowerSocialist
    @SunflowerSocialist 6 років тому +177

    I think what needs to be remembered is that the revolution was largely about economic interest. The famous tax on tea was not really a tax in the modern sense, it was a monopoly imposed on the colonies by the east India company. The merchant class and craftsmen, which included people like Revere and John Hancock, opposed this because it harmed them economically (Hancock was the richest man in Boston and personally lost a lot of money from the cheap tea being sent to the colonies by the East India company, and many other merchants and craftsmen wanted protective tariffs to help their growing industries). These people were mostly in the north, hints why the rebellion began in Boston.

    • @dragonstormx
      @dragonstormx 5 років тому +25

      Also important to note is that the British weren't being greedy like we paint them as. They fought a very expensive war and felt that it only fair the colonists who benefited from it the most should help pay for it. Colonists were in fact paying much lower taxes than citizens back in England even with the initial taxes Parliament imposed, but the New England colonies were going through financial troubles so the colonies were hurt by taxes that would have otherwise been harmless, not to mention it really started to get colonists mad about having no say in Parliament.
      But still that didn't directly lead to the Revolution, that was a last resort after all other attempts to negotiate failed.

    • @dragonstormx
      @dragonstormx 5 років тому +13

      @@ichijofestival2576 When you look at both sides, it feels more like a tragedy that it happened. The British were trying to raise money in a way they thought would be harmless, not realizing the impacts their actions would have on colonies across the Atlantic because they chose the exact wrong time to implement them.
      The colonies pushed back out fear this violation of their rights would be the first of many, but their resistance to the government authority caused the British to fear a rebellion. Their push back when the colonies were just trying to appeal through legal means help create a real rebellion.
      The entire war started because a bunch of things all happened at once that on their own would have either been harmless, or at least not had a huge impact on the colonies as a whole.

    • @irondragonmaiden
      @irondragonmaiden 4 роки тому +10

      @@dragonstormx That's basically a lot of history in a nutshell. Many tragedies or even good things happen because of the right (or wrong) combination of factors happened around the same time.

    • @jacques4703
      @jacques4703 3 роки тому +6

      @@dragonstormx it was a snowball effect.
      And both parties were convinced the other wanted to harm them

    • @dragonstormx
      @dragonstormx 3 роки тому +1

      @@jacques4703 Yup.

  • @ervinm.5065
    @ervinm.5065 6 років тому +455

    This story might be even better than the original. A silent work of a well organized army, spreading quickly the news about the incoming rivals

    • @dejaypage1575
      @dejaypage1575 6 років тому +47

      Indeed. The original was good for a poem, but this has something a lot more interesting story of Paul and the others having a well coordinated event and planning. So really this isn't RUINING Paul REvere's image...it just makes it less silly of a way to think that he was able to go do all this stuff in a single night. It actually shows how smart the Revolutionary army was.

    • @shawnlittle3091
      @shawnlittle3091 5 років тому

      Dejay Page Finally someone who respects Paul Revere and history.

    • @blobfish4514
      @blobfish4514 5 років тому +1

      Jack Archer when you gotta form a plan with the squad

    • @diegorincon4673
      @diegorincon4673 4 роки тому

      That’s a very good point! I agree.

  • @chukolance
    @chukolance 6 років тому +13

    What Paul Revere should be remembered for was his contribution as a silversmith. He engraved a famous depiction of the "Boston Massacre."

  • @thedude1873
    @thedude1873 5 років тому +534

    2:55 Apparently every British girl wants to be tracer.

  • @logand8313
    @logand8313 3 роки тому +443

    Pff, this guy thinks he's ruining everything for me when actually he's just feeding me knowledge and information and making me smarter!

    • @LunarEleven
      @LunarEleven 2 роки тому +5

      And usually it's not anything surprising, like finding out history is twisted to be more palatable? SHOCKER. We literally see that happening right now. I like knowing the truth. I think it's sad how upset some people get. Finding out you had the wrong information shouldn't cause cognitive dissonance but it seems like it does for people who just can't accept that much of what we're told is a lie 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @logand8313
      @logand8313 2 роки тому +6

      @@LunarEleven It's always hard to accept reality when you've belived something for so long, not always easy for some people to change their minds

    • @dechicken6090
      @dechicken6090 2 роки тому +1

      Welcome to the club

    • @nikaelkeanretiza1074
      @nikaelkeanretiza1074 Рік тому

      Adam uno reverse

  • @roguedogx
    @roguedogx 6 років тому +496

    Adam you translated to animated quite well.

  • @wild8573
    @wild8573 6 років тому +152

    “Put down your smartphone” but I’m using my smartphone to watch this video

    • @memoowo
      @memoowo 6 років тому +3

      You do know that this is made for TV show audience not for UA-cam right? CH is just promoting ARE on its UA-cam channel

    • @KOPPEN-mx8xq
      @KOPPEN-mx8xq 6 років тому

      Memo Memo doesnt change much.

  • @The_Zap_Bug
    @The_Zap_Bug 6 років тому +36

    “You’re gonna tell me you’re not French with hair and clothes like that?”
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
    I love French jokes, but they annoy the crap out of my French roommate XD

  • @danielross96
    @danielross96 4 роки тому +35

    DOES ANYONE THINK THE NARRATOR SOUNDS LIKE JERRY FROM RICK AND MORTY!?!?!?
    UPDATE: he is

    • @blaisemacpherson7637
      @blaisemacpherson7637 4 роки тому

      I think the little jingle at the end sounds like the luftbaloon song

  • @subzerox5903
    @subzerox5903 6 років тому +628

    Narrator: “put down your cell phones and watch”
    Me: *puts down cellphone*
    Narrator: *silence*
    Me: “oh right I’m watching this on a phone”

  • @insertcheesypunhere
    @insertcheesypunhere 6 років тому +161

    I'm kind of disappointed they didn't mention Sybil Ludington. I haven't seen the full episode, so I don't know if she appears in it or not, but it's still a cool story. Basically, a teenage girl did almost the exact same thing as Revere, except for longer and by herself.

    • @RoboThot711
      @RoboThot711 6 років тому +24

      I was about to say that! She could have at least gotten a mention.

    • @insertcheesypunhere
      @insertcheesypunhere 6 років тому +5

      Serena Koehler Well, like I said, she might've been mentioned, but I would understand if she wasn't. She might've been cut for time, or otherwise looked over in favor of facts that discredit what happened directly, rather than discredit the fact that what Revere did was unique.

    • @Suho1004
      @Suho1004 6 років тому +11

      There is a statue of Sybil Ludington not far from where I grew up in upstate New York, so I've known about her for quite some time! The statue always looked like it was foaming at the mouth, though, so when I was young I was convinced that she was just some crazy girl who rode around on horseback and hit people with a stick.

    • @insertcheesypunhere
      @insertcheesypunhere 6 років тому

      Suho1004 niiiiiice.

    • @SmashLiXs
      @SmashLiXs 6 років тому

      well he did talk about a slave who could read & write who went undercover in the british army to learn their plans & eventually won freedom for all his help

  • @delvinlora1198
    @delvinlora1198 6 років тому +437

    Regulars? So 18 century way of saying normies.

    • @sarafontanini7051
      @sarafontanini7051 5 років тому +12

      yeah I was going to say it was probably short for 'regulators'

    • @arock4990
      @arock4990 5 років тому +1

      @@ichijofestival2576 Oh boy I just love getting destroyed on the internet, great stuff.

    • @Saul30119
      @Saul30119 5 років тому +3

      At least they are not weebs

    • @PPal-hc5ni
      @PPal-hc5ni 5 років тому

      XD okay

    • @ivymuncher
      @ivymuncher 5 років тому

      Iriako Ishikawa intellectual attacking?

  • @sillychotu
    @sillychotu 5 років тому +113

    So now Jerry is helping Morty with his history project?

  • @Siberius-
    @Siberius- 6 років тому +243

    The real story is much better there.. more boring and logical in ways, since it's not out oif the ordinary for them.. but one special hero, is too movie-like which makes it even more boring and annoying to listen to. Seeing a proper functioning plan with many riders and secrecy, is far more interesting I think. Even if it is more logical and less obnoxious.

    • @tomgjgj
      @tomgjgj 6 років тому +5

      Agreed.

  • @theheronexus1199
    @theheronexus1199 6 років тому +79

    Even outside archer Cryil Figgis can't catch a break.

  • @sananaryon4061
    @sananaryon4061 3 роки тому +17

    Speaking as a European with a genuine interest in history: I had never heard of Paul Revere before this video.

  • @romanian-australianmapper966
    @romanian-australianmapper966 6 років тому +13

    I absolutely love this new style of Adam Ruins Everything. Amazing. Keep on doing it this way, please.

  • @bootssheck5491
    @bootssheck5491 6 років тому +224

    Paul Revere is my favorite Assassin’s Creed character

  • @roslimohdsarif205
    @roslimohdsarif205 6 років тому +146

    If i put down my phone i cant watch this video

    • @Kai_Mercer
      @Kai_Mercer 6 років тому +2

      Hawichii yes you can just put your face over the screen

    • @cwhitehouse1791
      @cwhitehouse1791 6 років тому

      It was filmed for TV

    • @elpollochamp9588
      @elpollochamp9588 6 років тому +1

      This video is for computers and phones th

  • @dicar76
    @dicar76 4 роки тому +13

    “Put down your smartphones-“
    Me: I don’t know man, seems pretty counterintuitive to me.

  • @chloehall4922
    @chloehall4922 6 років тому +5

    There was also a young woman named Sybil Ludington, the 16-year-old girl who rode forty miles on horseback through the Hudson Highlands (on a stormy night, no less!) to muster the militia in defense of Danbury. She out rode all the men. Then was personally thanked by General Washington.

  • @michaelshaham158
    @michaelshaham158 6 років тому +166

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  • @thelittlehomie658
    @thelittlehomie658 6 років тому +63

    Yeeeeeeeeeess!!! Adam Ruins Everything is back!!!!!☺☺☺☺☺☺☺😆😆😆

    • @jeffbrehove2614
      @jeffbrehove2614 6 років тому

      this little homie not quite, it's more of a historical spin off

    • @spammr
      @spammr 6 років тому

      this little homie You could see the whole episode on the channel. Like 22 frickin' minutes long!

  • @NashTheBlade
    @NashTheBlade 2 роки тому +3

    If you want a true contribution from Paul Revere...He opened up the first ever copper rolling mill, and even effectively made the first currency for the new free world...contributions that were WAY more helpful than his one failed ride

  • @theangryshoeseller9275
    @theangryshoeseller9275 4 роки тому +9

    “Put down your phones” that’s where it all ended

  • @puppetseducer
    @puppetseducer 6 років тому +4

    This made me so happy - and enlightened! Love the animations too, it's great. Well done ♥

  • @JonpaulGee
    @JonpaulGee 6 років тому +28

    Oh Jerry found a job finally. CH Narrator

    • @99lodewijk
      @99lodewijk 6 років тому +1

      This is a repost, the vid is from Adam's tvshow. Not CH

    • @JonpaulGee
      @JonpaulGee 6 років тому

      awww someone already said my thing that's too bad. Also thank you for the clarification. Super excited for more content from Adam!

    • @SmashLiXs
      @SmashLiXs 6 років тому

      he already had a job as a quack doctor in new york

  • @QueerAndHunger
    @QueerAndHunger 5 років тому +11

    "Put down your smartphones"
    How tf we gon' watch this then?!

  • @KhaoticL0ki
    @KhaoticL0ki 4 роки тому

    This is all put together so well, great animation CH THANKAYOUUUUUUU

  • @idadudenmanner
    @idadudenmanner 6 років тому +7

    I could listen to Chris Parnell narrate funny things all day long. I love his voice!

  • @Anon-vd4xd
    @Anon-vd4xd 6 років тому +326

    Is the narrator jerry from rick and morty?

    • @thlrock
      @thlrock 6 років тому +40

      Chris Parnell, Yup.

    • @bobboby7439
      @bobboby7439 6 років тому +45

      Yes, or the narrator from The Midnight Ruin of Paul Revere

    • @tehpwnzor1337
      @tehpwnzor1337 6 років тому +6

      Glad I wasn't the only one who thought that lmao

    • @stefantadic1238
      @stefantadic1238 6 років тому +1

      Bob Boby LOL, the role i referred to is actually more famous, and from a better series than Jerry from R&M, but w/e

    • @bobboby7439
      @bobboby7439 6 років тому +1

      Yhea, I watch Archer, It's really good, sad that its ending soon, though.

  • @AlashiaTuol
    @AlashiaTuol 6 років тому +9

    If you want a special midnight rider that deserves Revere's notoriety, you could always celebrate Sybil Ludington, who rode from 9 pm until dawn on unpaved roads through a fierce storm to summon her father's troops to fight back against the burning of Danbury, Connecticut 😀
    Prior to that, she apparently saved her father from capture at the hands of the British using Home Alone-style illusions in the windows to fool soldiers that a whole militia was in her house.

  • @abbygodsen6235
    @abbygodsen6235 5 років тому +6

    I love this 😂 it’s great. If you have watched Liberty Kids this is quite the nice refresher and it kinda makes you feel really smart

  • @Jionunez7
    @Jionunez7 6 років тому +12

    I like this. Small corrections to historical inaccuracies, rather than broad (and frankly, a bit misleading) corrections to large fields of knowledge.

  • @itisWhatitis12345
    @itisWhatitis12345 6 років тому +391

    Uhm... Ahcktually..

  • @FGEnjoyer
    @FGEnjoyer 6 років тому

    wooow a real history more awesome when use animated as the background. Thank so munch man

  • @luckycookie3367
    @luckycookie3367 6 років тому +2

    When I was younger I had to do a report on Paul Revere oh the memories....

  • @barnabop4982
    @barnabop4982 6 років тому +32

    Aw no mention of Sybil Ludington?

  • @SilentReflection101
    @SilentReflection101 6 років тому +1059

    But... but... 'merica.

    • @grey3247
      @grey3247 6 років тому +14

      SilentReflection101
      *United States

    • @Siberius-
      @Siberius- 6 років тому +50

      Murica!*

    • @jerrymcfletcher3672
      @jerrymcfletcher3672 6 років тому +20

      soon to be *United Soviet Socialist North America or USSNA, snappy.

    • @nabila2180
      @nabila2180 6 років тому +5

      SilentReflection101 America is a continent duh!😒

    • @Siberius-
      @Siberius- 6 років тому +6

      Well.. can't argue with that.
      Although Russia are capitalist, just a really dodgy version of it lol.
      They are also very far off of Social Democracy, which is what people on the left like Bernie want. Not to be confused with straight up Socialism (which is shit). Communism is a whole different thing.

  • @tee-sam-ee-red
    @tee-sam-ee-red 4 роки тому

    I SWEAR I CANT GET ENOUGH OF THE ANIMATED VERSIONS OF ADAM!!!!!

  • @gilmayjovelttbgkckfm
    @gilmayjovelttbgkckfm 3 роки тому

    The animation is soooo smooth

  • @harrydoherty7329
    @harrydoherty7329 6 років тому +95

    Oh my god, do I love Adam.

    • @thebananamonk
      @thebananamonk 6 років тому +8

      Well take one for the team and marry him. He'll chew your ear off about marriage being a money making bullshit thing and you'll live happily ever after

    • @monicam5771
      @monicam5771 6 років тому +1

      Memes and Hearthstone of course he wouldn’t.. because he already did.

    • @p.darker5306
      @p.darker5306 6 років тому

      No

  • @Old_Guard2
    @Old_Guard2 6 років тому +3

    I already knew everything you said except for the part about Paul not seeing the lanterns, and just for the record Paul revere’s ride is still iconic

  • @Salmon_Lamb0
    @Salmon_Lamb0 4 роки тому +11

    This was how I learned it:
    We were taught that he said “The Regulars are out!”
    We already knew other people were doing the same thing
    We knew who Dr. Warren was
    We knew he was captured
    And that’s all we learned. We didn’t know that he whispered, and we didn’t know he was captured with another dude

    • @diegorincon4673
      @diegorincon4673 4 роки тому

      Cryolophosaurus ellioti I wish they taught me like that.

    • @snowangelnc
      @snowangelnc 4 роки тому

      Same. A lot of these videos I see debunking myths that supposedly everybody believes just end up telling me the version that I was taught in school.

  • @jack_of_the_cards
    @jack_of_the_cards 6 років тому

    I love these❤️❤️🤣😂 plz do more

  • @mrskelington6085
    @mrskelington6085 6 років тому +95

    I thought this myth was already busted and it was common knowledge?

    • @jariolavilipponen3500
      @jariolavilipponen3500 6 років тому +32

      Only to those more intimate with American Revolution, to people like me it's just an easy myth to sorta-remember and know nothing about.

    • @mrskelington6085
      @mrskelington6085 6 років тому +5

      Jari Olavi Lipponen oh i can understand that but i mean common sense would dictate that one man alone could do that is kind of preposterous given the technology of the time

    • @britipinojeff
      @britipinojeff 6 років тому +9

      I mean it was still taught to me even in the 8th grade

    • @jariolavilipponen3500
      @jariolavilipponen3500 6 років тому +5

      Considering that the basic Revere -myth is about horse riding trough Boston it's sort of acceptable as long as you don't think about it. To be honest the only reason I even remember the guy is because he was one of the possible founding fathers in Sid Meyer's Colonization.

    • @M1ckTheMan
      @M1ckTheMan 6 років тому +2

      @LagiNaLangAko23 "You'd be surprised how uncommon common knowledge can be." ...I feel you're quoting something. Are you quoting something?

  • @jacobrengen
    @jacobrengen 6 років тому +140

    Fun fact the lanterns where hung in Christ church not north church

    • @3p1cand3rs0n
      @3p1cand3rs0n 6 років тому +11

      Jacob Rengen - I thought they were hung by the chimneys with care?

    • @jacobrengen
      @jacobrengen 6 років тому +1

      ElyssaAnderson that was ‘‘twas the night before Christmas not the midnight ride of Paul rever

    • @GermanKinsmen
      @GermanKinsmen 6 років тому +5

      They were clearly hung in a god church.

    • @jacobrengen
      @jacobrengen 6 років тому +2

      Guess I'll Die the name of the church was Old Christ Church

    • @GermanKinsmen
      @GermanKinsmen 6 років тому +1

      But it was totally a god church.

  • @Ruizfamily3
    @Ruizfamily3 3 роки тому

    Been a while but now all I’m picturing is Jerry sitting in front of morty telling this story. Perfect voice for this

  • @epicdestroyer4296
    @epicdestroyer4296 5 років тому

    I was learning this in school thanks for the corrections

  • @NotA3xCombo
    @NotA3xCombo 6 років тому +42

    Interrupts the narrator,
    Alexander Ruins Things.

    • @NotA3xCombo
      @NotA3xCombo 6 років тому

      Say finna woke again, I dare you.

    • @HyLion
      @HyLion 6 років тому

      Me me big ruiner!

    • @KevSB07
      @KevSB07 6 років тому

      Harry Potter fan Girl wait, does that phrase mean something?

    • @HyLion
      @HyLion 6 років тому

      KevSB07 It's a refference to Jacksfilms

    • @HyLion
      @HyLion 6 років тому

      Btd Pro Nooo... It's a trading thing, he puts some of us in the video and let's us make fun of him!

  • @brensnorf
    @brensnorf 6 років тому +22

    my social studies teacher actually cleared up all these misconceptions in our american revolution unit this year

    • @CyberLink70
      @CyberLink70 5 років тому +1

      Yoshieclipse Social Studies? Why that class? What do they teach in that?

    • @justinproductions2604
      @justinproductions2604 5 років тому +2

      James CyberLink they teach history

  • @actuallcancer4021
    @actuallcancer4021 6 років тому +77

    I'm about to show this to my teacher who taught this yesterday and speak truth in her face and she even dares to make to get me expelled I'm going to say y'all can't handle the truth

  • @thebluewingedone1611
    @thebluewingedone1611 6 років тому +2

    I love ur vids

  • @KentAustinHenry
    @KentAustinHenry 6 років тому +52

    But than why does Paul Revere get all the credit? I felt like this video was lacking explanation unlike other Adam's videos.

    • @CouchLord1
      @CouchLord1 6 років тому +21

      A poet from the 1860s used his name when describing the success of the mission so basicly he became the poster boy for the midnight ride and after hundreds of year people just credited him with doing 100% of the work.

    • @SmashLiXs
      @SmashLiXs 6 років тому +3

      there is an explanation in the full episode

    • @belindasomogyi2741
      @belindasomogyi2741 6 років тому

      the poem referring to this whole event mentions Paul revere

    • @InfernosReaper
      @InfernosReaper 6 років тому

      Essentially, the event was being retold in a poem in order to stir up patriotism during the Civil War and poems tend to embellish & eschew facts.

  • @mheermance
    @mheermance 6 років тому +11

    I'm glad to see William Dawes getting his due.

  • @_The_Dumbass_
    @_The_Dumbass_ 4 роки тому +6

    "Put down your smartphone"
    But, uhhhh....I kinda....

  • @iamacatperson7226
    @iamacatperson7226 4 роки тому +2

    History: Exists
    Adam: I'm gonna *correct* this mans whole career

  • @binkinn1028
    @binkinn1028 6 років тому +4

    Yaaay! Adam ruins my favorites poem!

  • @aroundthegoodworld
    @aroundthegoodworld 6 років тому +115

    Awesome content once again guys! You're such a great inspiration for my channel. Keep it up :)

  • @lavenderaxokitty1163
    @lavenderaxokitty1163 4 роки тому +1

    "Put down your smartphones"
    Me: *is watching on my phone*
    *confused screaming*

  • @gramham4th185
    @gramham4th185 4 роки тому

    I could watch this show all forever

  • @betreyaljustice6096
    @betreyaljustice6096 6 років тому +424

    Imagine if the British caught Paul before he could deliver the warning .

    • @whoknows4780
      @whoknows4780 6 років тому +186

      Betreyal Justice then all the others would have warned most militias without him.

    • @betreyaljustice6096
      @betreyaljustice6096 6 років тому +25

      Annie Beguhl yup you are right I wish the British had won bahahahahha

    • @alexgregg1058
      @alexgregg1058 6 років тому +34

      Betreyal Justice they kicked our ass in 1812 to prove a point.

    • @betreyaljustice6096
      @betreyaljustice6096 6 років тому +17

      Alex Gregg all hail the British empire

    • @dynamickhaoss1631
      @dynamickhaoss1631 6 років тому +4

      If everyone was actually British why did the settlers rebel against the British empire.

  • @Unnatural09
    @Unnatural09 6 років тому +11

    Addition to that is a girl completed the entire ride that apparently revere did.

    • @francisnoname842
      @francisnoname842 6 років тому +1

      What's her name? Sounds interesting...

    • @babyeater639
      @babyeater639 6 років тому

      Unnatural09 that was a different attack

  • @SidRulz100
    @SidRulz100 6 років тому

    I see this as a historical act of teamwork. Plus, it kinda makes sense; I don't know any single horses that ride all the way from Boston to Concord.

  • @neonishere123
    @neonishere123 4 роки тому

    Aw man this was one of my favorite stories in history too

  • @Reda-py2xu
    @Reda-py2xu 6 років тому +8

    I thought it was the red coats are coming, not regulars.

    • @Tugboat1861
      @Tugboat1861 5 років тому +1

      Glass Eating Junkie It was most likely both. But Regulars? Really?

  • @stefannotchev7209
    @stefannotchev7209 6 років тому +3

    I knew about the thing where Paul revere said the regulars are coming

  • @dongojangle106
    @dongojangle106 5 років тому +1

    Was i supposed to get an ad for Adam Ruins Everything on this video of Adam Ruins Everything? Because i did

  • @jack_of_the_cards
    @jack_of_the_cards 6 років тому +1

    I love the intro😍😍😍👏👏👍👍❤️❤️
    And, Adam pls do a crossover with cinimasins

  • @123tree39
    @123tree39 5 років тому +4

    When you read the first question on a quiz 3:21

  • @hotpotato5587
    @hotpotato5587 4 роки тому +5

    Opens with “put down your smartphones”
    Is watching on smartphone

  • @ferrissbueller2415
    @ferrissbueller2415 6 років тому

    "And because we hate tea for some reason" i died in that part😂😂😂😂

  • @roseaesthetic7969
    @roseaesthetic7969 5 років тому

    I found a link to this video in the comment section of an Assassin's Creed 3 video with nothing but Paul Revere and honestly I am so grateful for that person-

  • @liquidivory5598
    @liquidivory5598 6 років тому +3

    The Progressive Box got a new job!

  • @shaneturner500
    @shaneturner500 4 роки тому +8

    "Revere didn't go yelling! That would get him captured!"
    Me: "...uh, actually, Revere was..."
    "Revere and Dawes were caught and thrown in jail after warning Lexington!"
    Me: "there it is!"

    • @clinton8421
      @clinton8421 2 роки тому

      @Warlightor Or "Redcoats" probably would have sufficed.

  • @its_alkali3501
    @its_alkali3501 6 років тому +1

    He’s at it again

  • @dreliq981
    @dreliq981 6 років тому

    Love this guy. Always gives the honest truth. I only didn't know there was more than 3 riders.

  • @alainart
    @alainart 6 років тому +10

    George Washington's face though!

  • @philmartinez8704
    @philmartinez8704 6 років тому +12

    I read Glenn Beck's book on the subject. It says the same thing and came out long before this. Sure the myth is played down but that doesn't diminish the bravery and dedication of the Sons of Liberty. If anything it shows how intelligent and determined the Patriots were in fighting the crown

    • @TheGlobali
      @TheGlobali 6 років тому +4

      Phil Martinez Isn't Glenn Bleck the Lunatic who even got fired from Fox? 🤔

    • @reidfontenoy2551
      @reidfontenoy2551 6 років тому

      Phil Martinez i completely agree

  • @joshweissenberger2099
    @joshweissenberger2099 6 років тому

    God these are all really entertaining

  • @HeUaKeia
    @HeUaKeia 2 роки тому

    "Put down your smart phone" as I watch this in my smartphone 😂

  • @James.Stark.Ben.Edition
    @James.Stark.Ben.Edition 6 років тому +7

    Wait, so then how did he become famous again? Adam, we need answers!

    • @chubbsxl3208
      @chubbsxl3208 6 років тому

      ADAM!

    • @whoknows4780
      @whoknows4780 6 років тому

      I read in the comments on the video truTV posted that it was a famous American poet who wrote about how brave his ride was. Don’t remember which one, but you should be able to Google from here.

    • @James.Stark.Ben.Edition
      @James.Stark.Ben.Edition 6 років тому +1

      Annie Beguhl thanks!

  • @Ojay_YT
    @Ojay_YT 5 років тому +2

    Narrator: Put down your smartphones
    Me: Okay but now I can’t watch the video

  • @toiletpaper790
    @toiletpaper790 5 років тому +1

    My great great grandpa was one of those people. So yeah... just wanted to share that and feel special.

  • @mitziMeow2
    @mitziMeow2 6 років тому

    Adam I love it when you ruin shit, I've been really into history lately and it's nice to hear you reveal the truth

  • @maggiea5141
    @maggiea5141 6 років тому +3

    Hey Adam- I read in a history book about forgotten heroes that William Dawes avoided being captured but was thrown off his horse, then scared the British away by pretending there were more militia waiting in a nearby shed or something. Is this wrong too?

    • @raz1616
      @raz1616 6 років тому

      Maggie Ayers yeah, I did a report on him in 3rd grade and I can recall that he never got captured by the british.

    • @leonmystique9372
      @leonmystique9372 Рік тому

      It was marked on the map (Purple - William Dawes) did end up escaping and got thrown off
      Adam didn't take note of that info

  • @justinmoutzouris966
    @justinmoutzouris966 6 років тому +15

    "put down your smartphones..." But I'm watching on my phone :(

  • @danikahenry7677
    @danikahenry7677 5 років тому

    Can't put down my smartphone I'm watching this with this

  • @seekerofnothingness6148
    @seekerofnothingness6148 5 років тому

    You know what would be funny. A crossover between Adam ruins everything and WTF 101

  • @47ratsinahoodie
    @47ratsinahoodie 4 роки тому +5

    "Put down your cellphone-"
    Okay. *stops watching video*

  • @ruffleraveninc3602
    @ruffleraveninc3602 6 років тому +4

    I love how most of this was taught similarly in my middle school (im currently 16). Shows real progress in clearing up propaganda out of American history. (We learn about Rosalind Franklin too)

  • @stupiditiusmaximus
    @stupiditiusmaximus Рік тому +1

    Such a legacy to behold

  • @thomasaurelius6210
    @thomasaurelius6210 3 роки тому

    I can't wait to watch the next episode of Rogan Ruins Adam.