After the fights at Lexington and Concord's North Bridge, the British column had to return to Boston. On its way, the regulars were set upon by hundreds, then thousands, of armed militiamen hell bent ...

American colonists chose to stand against tyranny. When British troops marched into the Massachusetts countryside to seize weapons and supplies, they met armed resistance from colonists who refused to ...

As the 250th anniversary of America’s independence approaches, the president is moving to put his stamp on how the nation’s ...

Lexington and Concord was the first of several battles fought in Massachusetts. One of the nine on our list included Martha's Vineyard.

Reenactors gather to show tens of thousands of people the story start of the American Revolutionary War on its 250th anniversary. Follow us all day.

Acton Minutemen and British soldiers fire a ceremonial volley from the North Bridge, after the re-enactment of the North ...

The American Revolution began 250 years ago, in a blast of gunshot and a trail of colonial spin. Starting with Saturday's ...

But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...