Thousands of people from all over flocked to Lexington and Concord on Saturday, taking in reenactments of the first fights of the Revolution while reflecting on the lessons of the momentous day ...

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 ...

Now, 250 years after that historic April 19, Lexington and Concord celebrated with reenactments, parades, and other events to honor the United States Semiquincentennial. The day started early in ...

The reenactment, faithful and somber, reminded all present that the freedoms ... competing efforts by the towns of Lexington and Concord to mark the day with their own names.

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 ...

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

It was there, 250 years ago, that the Battles of Lexington and Concord began, marking the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. “On this day, 250 years ago on the dawn of April 19 ...

And so it began: Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Battles of Lexington and Concord propelled the British ... they arrived at Menotomy, part of present-day Arlington, they were in no mood ...

Patriots' Day, celebrated the third Monday in April, recognizes the battles of Lexington and Concord as well as the aftermath of the "shot heard 'round the world." The day is celebrated with ...