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‘Not everyone was Paul Revere’: Mass. historians reimagine America’s founding tale
Historians around the state are revisiting the nation's origin story with fresh eyes, centering on communities that have ...
How a fight over gunpowder helped spur the American Revolution in Virginia 250 years ago
Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, historians are remembering an incident involving gunpowder in Williamsburg that helped ...
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250 years after the start of the Revolutionary War, a divided America battles over its legacy
Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the ...
Battle that ushered in American Revolution reenacted in Lexington
Reenactments, parades and other festivities in two Massachusetts communities on Saturday marked 250 years since the "shot ...
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American Revolution Begins With the 'Shot Heard 'Round The World' 250 Years Ago
Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolutionary War with the "shot heard 'round the world" on Lexington Green in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. The conflict ...
History Today: How India launched its first satellite, Aryabhata, 50 years ago
On April 19, 1975, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched Aryabhata—the country’s very first satellite into ...
The history is coming: Utah to honor Paul Revere, American Revolution 250 years later
Utah is joining in the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's famous ride warning of British movement at the start of the ...