<p>It's the last week in November -- on November 25th, 1783, British troops finally left New York City, which had suffered a brutal two years since the formal end of the Revolutionary War.</p><p>Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss what life was like in the period when British troops were occupying the city, what Evacuation Day was actually like -- and why the commemoration of that day was eventually overshadowed by Thanksgiving.</p><p>Sign up for our America250 Watch newsletter, where you'll also get links and lots more historical tidbits.</p><p><a href="https://thisdaypod.substack.com/"><strong>https://thisdaypod.substack.com/</strong></a></p><p>Find out more about the show at <a href="http://thisdaypod.com/"><strong>thisdaypod.com</strong></a></p><p>This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.</p><p>Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.</p><p>If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our...