On this day, June 17, 1775, the American nation came of age. The Battle of Bunker Hill, one of the most significant clashes of the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire, was fought, ...

For the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the fighting took place in Gloucester. The seaside community brought 1775, and one of the Revolutionary War’s major battlegrounds, back to life ...

BOSTON – The Battle of Bunker Hill – one of the greatest misnomers in U.S. history – has sparked a social media skirmish. The 1775 battle, a rallying point for American colonists trying to overthrow ...

TONIGHT. WITHOUT JUNE 17TH, THERE WOULD BE NO JULY 4TH. SOME OF THE SEEDS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION PLANTED IN CHARLESTOWN. THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL TAKING PLACE 250 YEARS AGO TODAY. THIS. THERE WAS ...

The Bunker Hill Monument that towers above Charlestown is one of Boston's most well-known historic markers. But a group of Charlestown residents say it isn't a sufficient recognition of the first ...

NEW YORK — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's something percussive about it: ...

The Battle of Bunker Hill, 250 years ago this week, dropped the other shoe on the Thirteen Colonies’ march toward independence. In that spring of 1775, the first shots were fired with some uncertainty ...

A rare Bible from the battle of Bunker Hill will be exhibited at the Museum of the American Revolution when it opens in Philadelphia next year. The recently-acquired King James Bible is inscribed by ...