NEW YORK -- The American Revolution began 250 years ago, in a blast of gunshot and a trail of colonial spin. Starting with ...

Lexington and Concord was the first of several battles fought in Massachusetts. One of the nine on our list included Martha's Vineyard.

A teenager in Lexington, Mass., has for years been teaching people about the battle that started the war 250 years ago this ...

Reenactments, parades and other festivities in two Massachusetts communities will mark 250 years since the "shot heard 'round the world" on Saturday.

The New Castle Court House Museum stands majestically on Delaware Street, embodying everything a colonial courthouse should ...

In 1607, 104 English settlers picked the worst possible spot to build America’s first permanent colony. The 104 original ...

Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolutionary War with the "shot heard 'round the world ...

At a peaceful Lexington reenactment marking 250 years since the Revolution’s first battle, echoes of America’s founding ...

A collection of indelible photographs, maps and ‘intimate guides” from 1807 to 1940 went beyond extolling the virtues of the ...

In the 18th century, much of the Western world was ruled by monarchs. But that began to change 250 years ago this month, ...