Paul Revere embarked upon his famous midnight ride on April 18, 1775, dashing from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to ...

The anniversary of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War precedes a slew of planned celebrations when the United States marks ...

The reenactment began at 5 a.m. but families were lining the Battle Green as early as 3 a.m. to get a good seat.

See photos captured by Beacon photographers at reenactment's of Paul Reveres' famous midnight ride and the Battle of ...

Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...

The day ended with performances — Lexington’s Bicentennial Band, formed in 1974 in preparation for the 200th anniversary of ...

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

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

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

As they marched, their path dimly lit by torches, they heard the clanging of bells, the firing of alarm guns, and drums.

Like all legendary events, Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord have been encrusted with myth.

Reenactments, parades and other festivities in two Massachusetts communities mark 250 years since the "shot heard 'round the world" on Saturday.