News

‘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.
Newport launches Semiquincentennial events, celebrates the city’s underrated role in the American Revolution
Well, the celebration begins in earnest Friday in Newport when the Newport Historical Society hosts Two Lights for Liberty in ...
Meet forgotten Black patriots of the American Revolution (Viewpoint)
As the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the War for Independence, the contributions of Black patriots are at risk ...
kottke.org3d
The American Revolution by Ken Burns
Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt have made a 12-hour documentary series on the Revolutionary War that ...
Rebecca Emery Chapter will host American Revolution Experience
The Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk will host the exhibit, a collaboration of the American Battlefield Trust and National ...
kottke.org3d
kottke.org posts about The American Revolution
Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt have made a 12-hour documentary series on the Revolutionary War that will debut on PBS in November 2025. Here’s a preview ( YouTube, Bluesky ): ...
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 American Revolutionary War. The most famous midnight ride in American history occurred 250 years ago Friday when Sons of Liberty members ...
Does the ‘shot heard ’round the world’ still echo 250 years later?
But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...
GBH5d
Ken Burns says ‘The American Revolution’ tells history that ‘rhymes’ with modern times
The American Revolution” is the a new six-part documentary series by Ken Burns that chronicles the Revolutionary War.
Cutchogue marks 250th anniversary of Lexington and Concord, as America's earliest soldiers are remembered
The 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord kicks off what local historians hope will be many events to ...
Edward Countryman, Student of the American Revolution, Dies at 80
He wrote influential books exploring the dramatic changes wrought by independence, bringing in overlooked perspectives — what ...
Wicked Local13h
'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.