The Bennington County 250th Committee has planned a four-day celebration from May 1 to 4 marking the 250th anniversary of the victorious 1775 Patriot expedition to capture Fort Ticonderoga.

April 2025 marks 250 years since the momentous events at Lexington and Concord—the opening salvos of the American Revolution.

Two towns in Massachusetts are fundamental to American history, but where the official first shot of the American Revolution happened has been debated for centuries.

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

For 250 years, historians have argued over who fired first at the Battle of Lexington, when Massachusetts militiamen faced British soldiers about 20 miles west of Boston.

As they marched, their path dimly lit by torches, they heard the clanging of bells, the firing of alarm guns, and drums.