After years of planning, volunteer committees in Concord and Lexington are chomping at the bit for tens of thousands of people to arrive in their towns to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the ...

An in-depth look at the premiere episode of Ken Burns' latest documentary The American Revolution. We examine the pivotal moments leading to war, from years of rising tension to the Battle of ...

The bridge he refers to is the North Bridge in Concord, Mass., the location of the main fighting in what is known as the Battles of Lexington and Concord. For days, the British had been preparing to ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns is visiting Lexington and Concord this spring to discuss his new documentary, "The American Revolution," according to a press release. The event is part of the Lex250 Commission ...

A new exhibit at the Concord Museum in Concord, Massachusetts shows what everyday life was like in the 18th century as part of the state's 250th anniversary celebration of the American Revolution. As ...

LEXINGTON AND CONCORD, Mass. — It is not at all surprising that the green is still here and a few miles away still stands the stone and wooden bridge. They are the reminders of the Battle of Lexington ...

Editor: April 19 the 250th anniversary of the first battles of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord. Known as “The shot heard round the World,” these battles were fought to stop British ...

And fired the shot heard round the world. The poem was created for the dedication of the battle monument at Concord's North Bridge, and by the time the fighting got there, the "first shot" had already ...

A new six-part documentary series from Ken Burns titled "The American Revolution" is set to premiere on Nov. 16. The film explores the eight-year war, which Burns considers the most consequential ...

Quick question. How many towns or cities in America are named Lexington? Amazingly, the answer is 25. But the original Lexington, the one the others are named after, is the one in Massachusetts. It ...