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The ‘Midnight Ride’ Of William Dawes, The American Revolutionary Who Rode Alongside Paul Revere
On the night of April 18, 1775, a rider set out from Boston on the eve of the American Revolution to warn colonists across ...
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It’s the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Lexington and Concord went big.
In the early morning of April 19, 1775, British troops clashed with American colonists in the fateful Battles of Lexington and Concord. It marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the ...
What role did Cape Cod play in the American Revolution? Maybe a bigger one than you think.
“The Revolution on Cape Cod and the Islands: Issues, Events, and People” focuses on events that took place across the Cape ...
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Battle of Lexington remembered, 250 years later, with reenactment and other events
The first battle of the American Revolution was marked on Saturday in Lexington, Massachusetts, 250 years later, with a reenactment and a parade, along with other events. Many spectators arrived ...
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'Began a revolution': Lexington, Concord mark 250 years since 'shot heard round the world'
But people from roughly a dozen of the areas Morrison has visited will march together in a parade on April 19, commemorating the 250 th anniversary of the American Revolution in Lexington and ...
Revisiting the radicalism of the American Revolution | Opinion
A book by an emeritus professor at Brown argues that the revolution was one of the greatest the world has known and "affected ...
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In 18th century WMass, people were 'active in efforts for American independence'
One of the best known battles of the American Revolution may have been in Lexington, Mass. But a historic house about 100 ...
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Payson to celebrate Flag Day and 250th anniversary of U.S. Army
On the morning of April 19, 1775, a loosely formed patriot militia fired the “shots heard ’round the world” when they faced ...
‘Westfield Off to War 1775′ at the Old Burying Grounds on June 14
The Historical Commission is sponsoring an event on the Old Burying Grounds on June 14 at 1 p.m. as part of the 250th ...
New Jersey's first Revolutionary War rebels left traces all around state. See where
Many of the men who took part in the Congress left traces across the state that remain visible today. Witherspoon's home, statue and grave are preserved in Princeton. Abraham Kitchel’s former ...