After the “shot heard round the world” started the Revolutionary War, Williamsburg found itself on the threshold of its own “first shot” and only the coolest heads and calmest spirits ...

The first battle of the American Revolution was marked on Saturday in Lexington, Massachusetts, 250 years later.

Massachusetts is marking the start of the American Revolution 250 years ago with several events this weekend. One Concord man ...

A drawing by Rene Magritte showing giant chess pieces in a landscape, bought on eBay for $1,580, comes to auction at Rago/Wright.

Two hundred and fifty years ago, shots fired in Lexington and Concord set off the Revolutionary War. A new nation, ...

LEXINGTON — Lois Voisine, 66, of Nashua, arrived on Lexington Battle Green at 1 a.m., eagerly anticipating the reenactment of ...

The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...

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

It’s one of the biggest conspiracy theories surrounding. The most famous midnight ride in American history occurred 250 years ago Friday when Sons ...

For 250 years, historians have argued over who fired first at the Battle of Lexington, when Massachusetts militiamen faced British soldiers about 20 miles west of Boston.

American Revolution rang out in the Battle of Lexington and Concord, signaling a major milestone toward American independe ...

Lexington and Concord was the first of several battles fought in Massachusetts. One of the nine on our list included Martha's Vineyard.