The Historical Commission
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Category: Mel Gibson
TODAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY: The Patriot with Mel Gibson
On June 30, 2000, The Patriot, a feature film starring Mel Gibson, is released in theaters. Mel Gibson plays Benjamin Martin, an American swept up in the Revolutionary War when a sadistic British officer murders Martin’s son. The script writer Robert Rodat claims that Benjamin Martin…