NEW YORK (AP) — The American Revolution began 250 years ago, in a blast of gunshot and a trail of colonial spin. Starting ...

“It's truly momentous,” said Richard Howell, who portrayed Lexington Minute Man Samuel Tidd in the battle ... go back to the days preceding the Stamp Act, the Tea Act and other disputes ...

This is where American patriots held meetings that led to them hearing rumors the British were plotting to kidnap John Hancock and Samuel Adams in Lexington ... too rowdy in their opposition to the ...

The regulars would head to Concord but not before a horseman, Dr. Samuel Prescott ... George III and go back to the days before the Stamp Act, the Tea Act and other disputes of the previous ...

WATCH: Philadelphia’s ‘Liberty’ exhibit spotlights role of people of color in American Revolution The regulars would head to Concord but not before a horseman, Dr. Samuel Prescott ...

and instigating riots against decrees like the Stamp Act of 1765. As it happens, a lot of this organization took place in taverns and beer halls — exactly the places where Samuel Adams ...