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As America's 250th approaches, this April 19 battle pushed NJ into the Revolutionary War
See where New Jersey stood 250 years ago as the Battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary War.
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Paul Revere Wasn’t the Only Midnight Rider Who Dashed Through the Darkness to Warn the Patriots That the British Were Coming
Revere, who was later immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem, was one of many riders who rode through the ...
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National Guard units trace history to battles of Lexington, Concord
The actions of future Army National Guard units at North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775, shaped the course of ...
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"The Shot Heard Round The World:" 250 Years Later
On April 19, 1775, simmering tensions between Great Britain and her colonists erupted into warfare with the engagements at ...
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The Shot Heard Round The World: The Arms & Events Of April 19, 1775
April 2025 marks 250 years since the momentous events at Lexington and Concord—the opening salvos of the American Revolution.