On April 19, 1775, a group of farmers organized as Minutemen in Concord, Mass., fired the "shot heard 'round the world" to ...

By using surviving artifacts, eyewitness testimony, accurately reproduced uniforms, original firearms and the thorough study of battle sites, Don Troiani has done more than imagine what happened 250 ...

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts ...

In Massachusetts, Revolutionary War reenactors gathered on the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the War for Independence.

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

LINCOLN — It’s a raw, gray, cold morning in the tall woods of Lincoln, and the British are coming. Dozens of them, clad in scarlet, carrying Brown Bess muskets, and running for cover wherever they can ...

During the event, an excerpt from Biles’ personal account of his service in the Revolutionary War was read aloud. Biles detailed his enlistment in 1776 and his service under various captains ...

This month sees the official launch of the Revolutionary War commemorations — the beginning of a year-and-a-half-long celebration leading up to next year’s Semiquincentennial. And the (mostly ...

SAN ANTONIO-- When the Florida Gators and Houston Cougars take the court on Monday for the national Championship, it’s going to be a dog fight in every facet of the game. However, one of the ...

North Andover Historical Society museum educator David Blauvelt will highlight some of the area’s Revolutionary War heroes who are buried in the First and Second Old Burial Grounds and how their ...

In December 2020, Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order creating the 250th Anniversary Commission to help communities across Vermont mark events surrounding the Revolutionary War. You must be ...