‘Important to celebrate’: Concord commemorates 250th anniversary of American Revolution with parade

An Official Journal Of The NRA | Captain John Parker's Fowler: Witness To History

While thousands of firearms were used in and around the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, few survive today. One survivor is the flintlock fowler used by Capt. John Parker of the Lexington militia.

The birth of the American Revolution

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord, and exchanged fire - the "shot heard 'round the world" - setting off America's War of Independence.

Local veterans honored by descendants more than 250 years later

Two veterans who lived in Tazewell County in the early days of our country’s history were honored Saturday, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War’s first battle in Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.

American Revolution 250th celebrations begin in Lexington, Concord

As church bells rung out at 6 a.m., people from all over stood in bravery, knowing the danger they were about to encounter, while remaining firm that they wouldn’t be taken down. After shots were fired in Lexington moments after daybreak, the British headed to Concord where they’d clash with colonists. The day ended with 95 Colonial militiamen either killed or wounded, shaping the American Revolution that ultimately led to the nation’s independe…

Reissue: DHP Ep. 59: The American Revolution, Part II: 1775

April 19th, 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the REAL American Declaration of Independence, when thousands of average, non-elite Americans declared their independence by deed over a year before the "leaders" in Philadelphia decided to declare it with ink & parchment. Because of this, and because I've recently published the…

‘Important to celebrate’: Concord commemorates 250th anniversary of American Revolution with parade

In Concord, festivities commemorating the start of the Revolutionary War started long before sunrise on Saturday morning.