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Few events in the history of the United States have more prominence in the collective memory of Americans than the American Revolution. Paul Revere's midnight ride through rural Massachusetts on April 18, 1775 (sounding the bell that the “British are coming!”), and the infamous Boston Tea Party—fill the history books read by every American child. Boston is probably the best place in the U.S. to explore American revolutionary history, primarily because most of the events took place in and around Massachusetts. The first shots between British troops and American militia were fired at Lexington and Concord, two towns just outside the city, and many of the country's first subversive meetings of government occurred in sly buildings along Boston's cobbled streets. Today, you can actively participate ...

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