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In Photos: The 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington By Ellen P. Cassidy, Maria S. Cheng, and Lotem L. Loeb May 2, 2025 By Lotem L. Loeb ...
The seminal battle of the Revolutionary War, as seen through a Globe photographer’s lens John Tlumacki captured explosions of gunpowder and celebrations of the Revolution’s 250th anniversary ...
Bunker Hill, Lockhart adds, “is the great American battle, if there is such a thing.” Much of the world looks to the Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775 ...
Thousands are gathered in Massachusetts to watch a reenactment of the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the famous “shot heard around the world,” which started the Revolutionary War 250 ...
The USS Lexington, originally built as a battlecruiser and later converted into a fleet carrier, became a pivotal asset for the US Navy during World War II and earned the nickname “Lady Lex ...
Bunker Hill, Lockhart adds, “is the great American battle, if there is such a thing.” Much of the world looks to the Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775 ...
Lexington officials have installed a new arch based on an 1875 design to commemorate community service and the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington. The VO250 Arch will illuminate each ...
For the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the fighting took place in Gloucester. The seaside community brought 1775, and one of the Revolutionary War’s major battlegrounds, back to ...
Notes Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 149 (Sale info: TO BE AUCTIONED). "'The tidings spread - men galloped from town to town beating the drum and calling to arms. The people snatched their ...
In mid-June 1775, as the combatants far away at Bunker Hill in Massachusetts counted their dead, the English elite — as yet unaware of the battle — were welcoming the summer with horse racing ...
The stamps include imagery of two battles fought in Massachusetts, the battle of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Here's what to know about the new stamps.