The film recounts the pivotal Battle of Yorktown in 1781, the final major conflict of the American Revolution. It highlights the strategic maneuvers of George Washington and his collaboration with ...

The Huntington Beach Historical Society is bringing to life the stories of the American Revolution this weekend. This year’s reenactment marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the war for our ...

The American Revolution was a conflict between Great Britain and its 13 North American colonies, which declared independence as the United States of America. The seeds of the war were the growing ...

He wrote the best book about the Revolution,” said David Schmidt, a producer and co-director of “The American Revolution.” ...

The battles of Lexington and Concord were discussed April 19 during a presentation at the Ascension Parish Library. Eddie Vaughn, a member of the General Philemon Thomas chapter of the Sons of the ...

CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Postal Service, in collaboration with the U.S. National Park Service, held a ceremony on April 16, 2025, at Minute Man National Historical Park to dedicate its new ...

LEXINGTON, Mass. (WJAR) — 250 years ago, the first shots of the American Revolution rang out in the Battle of Lexington and Concord, signaling a major milestone toward American independence. Flash ...

History buffs are expected to converge on Julian April 26-27 to participate in a re-enactment of the battles of Lexington and Concord, which marked the start of the American War of Independence in ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, shots fired in Lexington and Concord set off the Revolutionary War. A new nation, independent from Britain, was about to be born. Before dawn on Saturday, the ...

Newsreels told the story of World War II, and the early still photography of Matthew Brady chronicled the horrors of the Civil War. But with the American Revolution, which began 250 years ago this ...

LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolutionary War began 250 years ago, with the ...

Today marks 250 years since the first battles of the American Revolution. And to commemorate that day, let's revisit a story we originally aired back in 2019. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) ...