1775. Why was there fighting at Concord’s North Bridge, and at Lexington Common earlier that morning? Britain’s colonies had enjoyed degrees of self-rule, some of them for a century and a half.

The day ended with performances — Lexington’s Bicentennial Band, formed in 1974 in preparation for the 200th anniversary of ...

The towns of Lexington and Concord marked the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord throughout the day on ...

The battles at Lexington and Concord were instrumental in the ... at the battlefield in Lexington on the morning of April 19, 1775. They were on what was supposed to be a secret mission to raid ...

This week marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where Massachusetts minutemen fought on April 18-19, 1775, to defend these towns against British soldiers who tried ...

Hundreds gathered Saturday on the Lexington Battle Green to watch the reenactment of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Even though there were dozens of critical events leading up to the shooting war that began on April 19, 1775, in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord, the actions of that day mark a ...