Reenactors showed thousands of people the story start of the American Revolutionary War and the "shot heard round the world" on its 250th anniversary.

As the 250th anniversary of America’s independence approaches, the president is moving to put his stamp on how the nation’s ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Rick Atkinson in Lexington, Mass., about the first book of his forthcoming trilogy about the American Revolution, "The British are Coming." ...

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

Self-government remains a fundamental American principle that admits no qualification or compromise. A commitment to ...

Two days after Battles of Lexington and Concord, SC Patriots staged daring raids in Charleston to land important blow against British early in the Revolution.

But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...

From the bravery of the Massachusetts Minutemen to the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere to the very first battle of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts was a host for several key happenings during ...

See where New Jersey stood 250 years ago as the Battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary War.