Saturday is the 250th anniversary of the first shots in the Revolutionary War, the battles in Lexington and Concord in New England, as well as the beginning of a British siege of Boston ...

An Iron Brigade soldier’s legacy lives on in his Civil War diary, preserved and shared by his descendants. Charles H. Walker, who settled in Rio after the war, recorded his nearly four years of ...

the state holiday that commemorates the first shots of the Revolutionary War 250 years ago Saturday. A field of 30,000 runners left Hopkinton under clear skies and cool temperatures Monday morning ...

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A dawn salute was held at Old North Bridge in Concord on Saturday morning, where a monument marks the spot where the first British soldier fell, symbolizing the start of the Revolutionary War.

The Museum of the American Revolution on Saturday unveiled the largest exhibit of Revolutionary War flags in more than two centuries ... There was no standard design, befitting an army of soldiers who ...

Muskets fired and Betsy Ross flags billowed among rows of headstones at the Old Burying Ground in Cutchogue Saturday to commemorate ten of America's earliest veterans who are buried there.

The stamp pane features dramatic illustrations that span two stamps each, along with modern photographs representing five key Revolutionary battles ... who were German soldiers hired by Great Britain.

LEXINGTON, Mass. (WJAR) — 250 years ago, the first shots of the American Revolution rang out in the Battle of Lexington and Concord, signaling a major milestone toward American independence ...

Over 1,000 families of fallen soldiers signed a letter on Friday opposing the recent letters from the security establishment calling for a swift end to the war. The letter was organized by the ...

From the bravery of the Massachusetts minutemen to the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere to the very first battle of the Revolutionary War ... over 15,000 soldiers from all over New England ...