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'The shot heard 'round the world' of American Revolution surrounded by controversy, intrigue: Who fired first?
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 ...
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The evolution of the American Revolution can be seen in these historic flags on display in Philadelphia
The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...
Philadelphia museum unveils largest exhibit of Revolutionary War flags in more than two centuries
About half of 30 flags known to exist from that time are on display at the Museum of the American Revolution. It's the ...
250 years after the start of the American Revolution, a divided nation battles over its legacy
Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago, as the country looks back to its war of ...