Next year, the country will celebrate its semiquincentennial, or its 250th anniversary. The semiquincentennial marks the first nationwide celebration of America's birth since the bicentennial in 1976.

It's the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and it's still not clear who fired the first shot of the ...

Reenactors showed thousands of people the story start of the American Revolutionary War and the "shot heard round the world" on its 250th anniversary.

ogether with the U.S. National Park Service, the U.S. Postal Service held a ceremony at Minute Man National Historical Park ...

A new set of stamps honors five pivotal American Revolution battlefields across the Northeast as the US prepares for its ...

Opinion: When the “shot heard ‘round the world” rang out, it launched a legacy carried on in today’s National Guard, Gen.

This month marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where minutemen fought British soldiers who ...

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

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

We followed the route of Revere’s famous midnight ride. Along the way we spoke to many Americans who felt a sense of wonder ...

After discovering a personal connection to Old North Church, Harry Bukeley donated a historic 300-year-old Bible.