Archive for April 19th, 2008
The Revolution did not begin at Lexington or Concord
It’s April 19th! The first day of the American Revolution was April 19, 1775. And it started in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Of course, it was known as Menotomy back then. Lexington and Concord? They were a sideshow.
Here’s the story. Menotomy, the northwest precinct of the town of Cambridge, was about midway between Boston and Concord, where the [...]
