Richard Higgins, a former Globe reporter, is author of “Thoreau’s God” and “Thoreau and the Language of Trees.” On April 19, Concord and the nation will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Fight at ...

This Saturday, April 19, marks 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War in Massachusetts. Here's how it started.

The American Philosophical Society's new exhibit for the 250th birthday of America documents daily life in Philadelphia ...

The actions of future Army National Guard units at North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775, shaped the course of ...

As the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War approaches, a familiar battle is brewing in Massachusetts. For two ...