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'The shot heard 'round the world' of American Revolution surrounded by controversy, intrigue: Who fired first?
It's the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and it's still not clear who fired the first shot of the ...
'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.
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250 years after the start of the American Revolution, a divided nation battles over its legacy
Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago, as the country looks back to its war of ...
What to know about Paul Revere's ride 250 years ago April 18
Paul Revere is being remembered 250 years after his famous April 18 ride. Revere's ride from Boston was the precursor to the ...
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Remembering the 'shot heard round the world' 250 years later
The very values that are front and center for us 250 years on, we have to know where those came from. What the sacrifice was for those freedoms,” said Rob Munroe, the co-chair of Concord250. The ...
Massachusetts gov. calls for the fight for liberty to continue 250 years later: "Our generation's time"
Gov. Maura Healey called for Americans to continue the fight for liberty, saying "our freedoms are once again under attack." ...
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The evolution of the American Revolution can be seen in these historic flags on display in Philadelphia
The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...
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 most famous midnight ride in American history occurred 250 years ...