MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WIAT ) — Governor Kay Ivey signed a proclamation on Thursday endorsing a national initiative declaring Friday, April 18, as Two Lights for Tomorrow Day.
According to the Alabama USA Semiquincentennial Commission and the American Village in Montevallo, the day aims to signify the ride of Paul Revere in 1775 — specifically, the line “One if by land, two if by sea” written in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride.”
“Today, 250 years later, we gather together to plan ways to ensure that not only are those events remembered, but more importantly to ensure that not just the ‘what’ of ‘what happened’ is remembered but the ‘why,’” The Alabama USA Semiquincentennial Commission stated on their website. “We are called not to remember history just for history’s sake, but to make it relevant, meaningful, and engaging for the public today.”…