It's been almost a quarter of a millennium since Massachusetts and a dozen other colonies formally declared their independence from the British Empire, and as the historical celebrations ramp up, ...

It all began at the Concord North Bridge 250 years ago this Saturday — April 19, 1775. The king of England's "Red Coat" British soldiers engaged with a motley focused group of providential farmers, ...

Quick question. How many towns or cities in America are named Lexington? Amazingly, the answer is 25. But the original Lexington, the one the others are named after, is the one in Massachusetts. It ...

FOLEY, Ala. (WALA) - The City of Foley the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord were commemorated Saturday. Here is a Facebook post from City of Foley Municipal Government. The ...

LEXINGTON — Thousands of people came to this Massachusetts town Saturday just before dawn to witness the beginnings of the American Revolution. Amid a hail of gunfire, they watched as British soldiers ...

Almost 250 years ago, British soldiers marched in search of military supplies stockpiled by colonial rebels in Massachusetts and tension turned to bloodshed with battles at the towns of Lexington and ...

Lexington and Concord commemorated the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Events included reenactments of the battles' key moments, including Paul Revere's ride and the "first ...

And so it began: Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Battles of Lexington and Concord propelled the British colonies in America into a revolutionary war that would sever governmental ties with Great ...

National Park Service archeologists have uncovered several items tied to one of history’s most consequential moments at a Massachusetts battle site. Five musket balls shot by rebel militias at British ...

See where New Jersey stood 250 years ago as the Battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary War.

TOWNSEND — The community is invited to join in as Townsend commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, on Saturday, April 19, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Townsend ...

It’s hard to separate the towns of Lexington and Concord, as their shared past forever links them. History was made here on April 19, 1775, when the colonial militia and minutemen, determined to ...