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Museums Tell Stories of American Independence
Before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, exhibitions and events in many states offer a ...
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Battle of Trenton: Who Won & Why It Was Important?
George Washington is an American icon for many important reasons. As the Continental Army’s commander-in-chief and the ...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Battle of Saratoga
As a nascent fighting force, the Continental Army was underestimated for the entirety of the American Revolutionary War. Just ...
The shot heard ’round the world rang out 250 years ago. These 10 ‘shots’ aren’t as memorable.
On April 19, 1775, a group of farmers organized as Minutemen in Concord, Mass., fired the "shot heard 'round the world" to ...
250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy
With Saturday’s anniversary, the United States is looking back to its war of independence and asking where its legacy stands ...
'Began a revolution': Lexington, Concord mark 250 years since 'shot heard round the world'
Reenactors showed thousands of people the story start of the American Revolutionary War and the "shot heard round the world" on its 250th anniversary.
Cutchogue marks 250th anniversary of Lexington and Concord, as America's earliest soldiers are remembered
The 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord kicks off what local historians hope will be many events to ...
Massachusetts gov. calls for the fight for liberty to continue 250 years later: "Our generation's time"
Gov. Maura Healey called for Americans to continue the fight for liberty, saying "our freedoms are once again under attack." ...
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Major NY Battle Commemorated In New Revolutionary War Stamp Series
A new set of stamps honors five pivotal American Revolution battlefields across the Northeast as the US prepares for its ...
In the Cradle of the American Revolution, Telling History Her Way
A teenager in Lexington, Mass., has for years been teaching people about the battle that started the war 250 years ago this ...
Inside one of the biggest conspiracy theories of the American Revolution: That a woman may have kick-started the whole thing
It’s one of the biggest conspiracy theories surrounding the American Revolutionary War. The most famous midnight ride in American history occurred 250 years ago Friday when Sons of Liberty members ...