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In the Cradle of the American Revolution, Telling History Her Way
A teenager in Lexington, Mass., has for years been teaching people about the battle that started the war 250 years ago this ...
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Dive Into the Deeper Story of the American Revolution on How New England and Virginia United Against the British
Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ...
The American experiment launched with the sound of gunshots
The American semiquincentennial begins now, marking the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding. Like the bicentennial ...
Inside one of the biggest conspiracy theories of the American Revolution: That a woman may have kick-started the whole thing
It’s one of the biggest conspiracy theories surrounding the American Revolutionary War. The most famous midnight ride in American history occurred 250 years ago Friday when Sons of Liberty members ...
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Gov. Maura Healey: On Revolution's 250th anniversary, we must keep protecting our values
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, let’s not lose sight of the elements of what it means to be ...
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How Jewish patriots in the US Revolutionary War helped shape the First Amendment
In new book 'A Promised Land,' history professor Adam Jortner looks at the role of Jews - then just 0.1% of the population - ...
Western New York's Fort Niagara celebrates key Revolutionary link
YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. — This weekend marks a big anniversary for our country, 250 years since the shot heard round the world, ...
Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, Washington and elsewhere across the country
Protests against President Donald Trump’s administration are once again taking place in communities across the U.S.
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Inside one of the biggest conspiracy theories of the American Revolution: That a woman may have kick-started the whole thing
Her mother, Gertrude Bayard, was an American-born aristocrat with ties to the leading families of New York, such as the ... in the start of the American Revolution and authored “The Road to ...
'Began a revolution': Lexington, Concord mark 250 years since 'shot heard round the world'
Reenactors showed thousands of people the story start of the American Revolutionary War and the "shot heard round the world" on its 250th anniversary.