After the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, the Massachusetts militia organized into longer-serving ...

History buffs will argue differently, but did you know the first battle of the Revolutionary War was in Portsmouth, New ...

250 years ago, the first shots of the American Revolution rang out in the Battle of Lexington and Concord, signaling a major milestone toward American independence. Flash forward from 1775 to 2025, ...

In April 1775, 700 troops made a sweep of the countryside to seize or destroy caches of weapons. English troops had done this before without incident. This time there was gunfire, and the war came.

In the early morning of April 19, 1775, British troops clashed with American colonists in the fateful Battles of Lexington and Concord. It marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the ...

Newly released watercolor stamps from the USPS commemorate the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington, Concord and ...

This week marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where Massachusetts minutemen fought on April 18-19, 1775, to defend these towns against British soldiers who tried ...

The irony of the moment does not escape Revolutionary War reenactor Justin Murray, a 33-year-old eighth grade civics teacher ...

On the night of April 18, 1775, the wind carried more than ... Hancock and Samuel Adams stayed the night before the battle. Day 1 – Concord North Bridge / Minute Man Park 174 Liberty St, Concord ...

From the bravery of the Massachusetts Minutemen to the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere to the very first battle of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts was a host for several key happenings during ...

Lexington and Concord commemorated the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord ... “On this day in 1775, it became something else: the birthplace of American freedom.” ...

LEXINGTON — The morning sun had yet to appear when bells tolled over a breezy Lexington Common, and hundreds of spectators tuned in to watch a reenactment of a battle that proved monumental in ...