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The Shot Heard Round The World: The Arms & Events Of April 19, 1775
April 2025 marks 250 years since the momentous events at Lexington and Concord—the opening salvos of the American Revolution.
Towns across the USA share a historic name. This man visited them all.
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, reenact the start of the American Revolution every year, but this year's festivities ...
The American experiment launched with the sound of gunshots
The American semiquincentennial begins now, marking the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding. Like the bicentennial ...
As America's 250th approaches, this April 19 battle pushed NJ into the Revolutionary War
See where New Jersey stood 250 years ago as the Battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary War.
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Ken Bridges: Texan Admiral Chester Nimitz led U.S. navy to WWII victory in the Pacific
In this week's Texas Minute history column, Ken Bridges looks at the life and legacy of Admiral Chester Nimitz.
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"The Shot Heard Round The World:" 250 Years Later
On April 19, 1775, simmering tensions between Great Britain and her colonists erupted into warfare with the engagements at ...
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UN Security Council urged to take united action in DR Congo as conflict deepens
UN Special Envoy Huang Xia called for greater coordination of efforts to resolve the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday amid escalating violence by the M23 rebel group and a ...