after the famous “Midnight Ride” by Paul Revere warned the populace that the British were coming, colonists in Concord, Massachusetts, responding to British shots fired earlier at Lexington ...

Like all legendary events, Paul Revere’s ride and the battles of Lexington and Concord have been encrusted with myth: It’s almost certainly not the case that Revere yelled, “The British are ...

Even though there were dozens of critical events leading up to the shooting war that began on April 19, 1775, in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord, the actions of that day mark a ...

After shots were fired in Lexington ... the Concord Museum, throngs of visitors strolled through exhibits honoring the day, one which included the original lantern from Paul Revere’s famous ...