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‘This has been on my bucket list’: Lexington and Concord mark 250th anniversary of Revolutionary War
LEXINGTON — Gunfire rang out on the grassy common of this quintessential New England town just after dawn Saturday, kicking ...
In the Cradle of the American Revolution, Telling History Her Way
A teenager in Lexington, Mass., has for years been teaching people about the battle that started the war 250 years ago this ...
Trump’s American History Revolution
As the 250th anniversary of America’s independence approaches, the president is moving to put his stamp on how the nation’s ...
250 years after the American Revolution, lessons for preserving democracy abound
Tomorrow will be the 250th anniversary of the “ shot heard ‘round the world ” that began the American Revolution. Next year, ...
Was a woman the informant who helped launch the American Revolution?
Historians have debated whether the New Jersey-born wife of a British general was the one who leaked his orders and set the ...
The history is coming: Utah to honor Paul Revere, American Revolution 250 years later
Utah is joining in the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's famous ride warning of British movement at the start of the ...
Inside one of the biggest conspiracy theories of the American Revolution: That a woman may have kick-started the whole thing
It’s one of the biggest conspiracy theories surrounding. The most famous midnight ride in American history occurred 250 years ...
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The evolution of the American Revolution can be seen in these historic flags on display in Philadelphia
The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...
How many Revolutionary War battles were in Mass.? List, including one on Martha's Vineyard
Lexington and Concord was the first of several battles fought in Massachusetts. One of the nine on our list included Martha's Vineyard.
Anti-Trump rallies held across the U.S. to protest administration's policies
Some of the protests are drawing on themes from the American Revolutionary War, as Saturday marks 250 years since the Battles ...
250 years after the start of the American Revolution, a divided nation battles over its legacy
Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago, as the country looks back to its war of ...
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 ...