1775. Why was there fighting at Concord’s North Bridge, and at Lexington Common earlier that morning? Britain’s colonies had enjoyed degrees of self-rule, some of them for a century and a half.

This month marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where minutemen fought British soldiers who ...

Hundreds gathered Saturday on the Lexington Battle Green to watch the reenactment of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

The day ended with performances — Lexington’s Bicentennial Band, formed in 1974 in preparation for the 200th anniversary of ...

In Lexington, British drums sounded from the east on Massachusetts Avenue. More than 50 stern-faced locals stood with muskets ...

The irony of the moment does not escape Revolutionary War reenactor Justin Murray, a 33-year-old eighth grade civics teacher ...

As they marched, their path dimly lit by torches, they heard the clanging of bells, the firing of alarm guns, and drums.

Tens of thousands of people flocked to Lexington, Massachusetts, to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution ...

The actions of future Army National Guard units at North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775, shaped the course of ...

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 ...

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, 1775, this common became the ...

The 250th anniversary of the April 19, 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord was commemorated Saturday at John B. Foley Park ...