WITH the conclusion of the second round of talks between the representatives of the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran and an agreement to continue the talks, it can be stated th ...

Earlier in the morning, a dawn salute was held where muskets and cannons were fired. Saturday's ceremony took part midway through a parade, marking the 250 years since the battle. The Concord ...

Flash forward from 1775 to 2025, and the sounds of musket fire still loom large on the minds of many Bay Staters. On Saturday morning, thousands gathered to witness a re-enactment of the Battle of ...

Whittemore was armed with a musket, two pistols (apparently dueling pistols he had somehow acquired in his earlier military career), and a sword. When British grenadiers under Lord Percy reached his ...

History unearthed at Minute Man National Park In 2023, some of that history was unearthed when a survey at the Minute Man National Park led to the discovery of musket balls from that battle.

LEXINGTON — Thousands of people came to this Massachusetts town Saturday just before dawn to witness the beginnings of the American Revolution. Amid a hail of gunfire, they watched as British ...

Patriots’ Day — a statewide holiday in Massachusetts — falls on April 21 this year, but while many businesses and services will run as usual, others at a state level will be closed or ...

WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan got a front row seat at the dawn salute in Concord, held near the North Bridge. Courier firm DHL Express to suspend global shipments of more than $800 to US consumers over ...

Notably, fowling pieces were smoothbore guns, much like the military muskets of the time, and were often fired with shot or a single, round projectile that was considerably smaller than the bore ...

U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) says he recently helped to introduce the Easter Monday Act of 2025, which would create a federal holiday for the Monday after Easter Sunday. “Recently ...