John Parker Day

John Parker Day is observed on April 19 each year. A farmer and mechanic, John Parker, was chosen as a French and Indian War veteran as the captain of about 70 volunteer militiamen in his hometown of Lexington, Massachusetts. On that fateful morning in April 1775, events unfolded and set a group of colonists on a quest for freedom that earned Captain John Parker a place in history books and earned him this special day.