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

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

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

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

And fired the shot heard round the world. So goes the first stanza of a hymn written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1837 and sung to the tune of “Old Hundredth” for the dedication of an obelisk at the site ...

When constituting what a “well-regulated militia,” looks like, look no further than the first armed conflict of the War of ...

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 ...

From now until Oct. 19, 2031, when we mark the final defeat of the British Army at Yorktown, Americans will be celebrating ...

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