And fired the shot heard round the world. So goes the first stanza of a hymn written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1837 and sung to the tune of “Old Hundredth” for the dedication of an obelisk at the site ...

From the first shots at Lexington and Concord in 1775 to Cornwallis’s surrender at Yorktown in 1781, the American Revolutionary War reshaped the course of history. Using Google Earth, this video ...

Learn about laws like the Stamp Act, the Tea Act and the Intolerable Acts that paved the way to the American Revolution.

Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.

LEXINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Thousands of area residents descended on Lexington on Saturday to mark the 251st anniversary of the battles that sparked the American Revolution. Celebratory events include ...

HANDY AS WE TRACK SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES HERE AT CVB. THANK YOU JEN. THE NATION IS CELEBRATING ITS 250TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR AND THIS PATRIOT’S DAY WEEKEND. THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON IS CELEBRATING A ...

Archaeologists continue uncovering new evidence at Revolutionary War sites, offering fresh insights into America's fight for independence. Pictured, a reenactment at the site of the Battle of ...

Concord-Carlisle ended its season on a high note, shutting out Lexington, 32-0, in the nightcap of a Thanksgiving eve tripleheader at Fenway Park. There was no “shot heard round the world” – a ...