This is the second in a series. Today we live in a world of instant communication and social media; 250 years ago some things were different, others the same. While communication at the time was slow, ...

For the 250th anniversary of "the shot heard round the world," Northeast Numismatics in Concord, Mass., supplied Dan Carr with 250 of the 1925 commemorative half dollars to be overstruck for 2025.

The fighting in Concord on April 19, 1775, was immortalized ... 18 men were killed or wounded in the battle at the bridge.

That year, the events were held during the day, but the annual battle reenactments since then start at dawn — as the actual events did in 1775 ... In Lexington and Concord, thousands of ...

This printed broadside from the Library of Congress illustrates how early information about the Battle of Lexington and Concord spread. New-York, Sunday 23d April, 1775. The following interesting ...

The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary celebration of the battle of Lexington and Concord ... The history of Concord for the year 1775 could not but be intimately connected with that of the ...

April 19 recognizes the start of the Revolutionary War, specifically the battles of Lexington and Concord, which happened on April 19, 1775. The holiday recognizes those two battles as well as ...

Salem on the Brink of Revolution” will honor the militia members and residents, who blocked access over the North River ...

Nearly all of the remaining major 250th anniversaries in Massachusetts will happen over the next 13 months, coinciding with the evacuation of British troops from Boston in March 1776.

Lake Murray, SC 02/18/2025 - On April 19, 2025, from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m., history comes to life at Lexington’s Old ...

Before the quill pens scratched parchment, the first Revolutionary War battles were fought in the state, in Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775. The towns are commemorating those battles with ...

Film clips, followed by conversation about 1775 events Both events will be open to the public, with reserved seating for residents and students from Arlington, Concord, Lexington and Lincoln.