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See photos captured by Beacon photographers at reenactment's of Paul Reveres' famous midnight ride and the Battle of ...
Reenactors showed thousands of people the story start of the American Revolutionary War and the "shot heard round the world" on its 250th anniversary.
A teenager in Lexington, Mass., has for years been teaching people about the battle that started the war 250 years ago this ...
The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...
Two hundred and fifty years ago, shots fired in Lexington and Concord set off the Revolutionary War. A new nation, ...
This month marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where minutemen fought British soldiers who ...
Marblehead’s own were nearly caught by British troops 250 years ago today mere hours before the Revolutionary War’s commencement which is marked by the battle at Lexington and Concord on April 19, ...
But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...
Linda Lue Davis, 91, of Cedar Falls, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2025, under Cedar Valley Hospice Care. Linda was born on November 5, 1933, in Iowa City, to Harry and Viola (Heidt) Zimmerman.
In the summer of 1815, the gruelling Battle of Waterloo raged. It would be the conflict that would finally put an end to the intermittent warfare between France and other European powers ...
"It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle with cancer. "Clem was not just a drummer; he was the ...