Massachusetts communities will mark 250 years since the "shot heard 'round the world" with reenactments, parades and other ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, several small farming communities rose up against the British and helped form a new nation. Now, the towns are gearing up to party like it's 1775.

In Massachusetts, we’re about to celebrate a group of White men with guns — insurrectionists who stood against the big ...

A major milestone in the history of America takes place next month in Massachusetts: The 250th anniversary of the battles at Lexington and Concord, on April 19. “This is where the shot was heard ...

A dispute that’s been going on for centuries has heated up again as the neighboring towns plan competing celebrations to mark ...

Originally founded in 1886 as the Lexington Historical Society, Lexington History Museums preserves and shares the town’s ...

And so it began: Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Battles of Lexington and Concord propelled the British colonies in America into a revolutionary war that would sever governmental ties with ...

For historical reenactors in Lexington and in Minute Man National Historical Park, the past is present. Along the streets of Lexington, Massachusetts, flashlights and white plastic buckets bob in the ...

Fan of Revolutionary history? A new exhibition celebrating Massachusetts' role in the Revolutionary War opens in Boston today, Friday, March 28. The exhibition is part of a statewide anniversary ...

As Rhode Island gets ready for America's 250th birthday, some wonder whether we're investing enough into the tourism ...