Lexington, MA Visit Site Where John Hancock and Samuel Adams stayed the night before the battle. Day 1 – Concord North Bridge / Minute Man Park 174 Liberty St, Concord, MA Visit Site Site of the ...

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 ...

With the 250th anniversary of the first American Revolution battles at Lexington and Concord approaching, its time for visitors to start planning for the historic events. On Saturday in Lexington ...

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

Two hundred and fifty years to the day, tens of thousands of spectators watched reenactors replay the opening salvos here and in Concord. In Lexington, British drums sounded from the east on ...

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 early morning battle reenactments in Lexington and Concord on Saturday were part of a once-in-a-generation celebration that includes an array of parades and tributes marking the start of the ...

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the very first battles of the war, with the first shot often referred to as "the shot heard around the world." During these battles, British troops ...

The battles at Lexington and Concord were instrumental in the militia's attempt to defy and ultimately defeat British soldiers. The famed poem, "The Shot Heard Round the World," references the ...

Why was there fighting at Concord’s North Bridge, and at Lexington Common earlier that morning? Britain’s colonies had enjoyed degrees of self-rule, some of them for a century and a half.

The celebration’s kickoff, as it were, was the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Lexington and Concord. There seemed to be an air of magic to it all, a sense of adventure and valor and ...