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 ...

April 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord—the day ordinary men changed the world. Have you heard? Next year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing 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 ...

LEXINGTON — On April 19, 1775, the Revolutionary War began. On April 20, 1775, Concord and Lexington began fighting over where exactly that war began. Now, with the 250th anniversary approaching ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Concord Independent Battery, one of the oldest horse-drawn artillery units in America, parades through the town's Monument Square on Saturday, April 19, 2025. On Saturday, tens of thousands of ...

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on April 19 to participate in the ceremonies marking the 250th anniversary of the battles coined the 'shot heard round ...

After shots were fired in Lexington moments after daybreak, the British headed to Concord where they’d clash with colonists. The day ended with 95 Colonial militiamen either killed or wounded ...