On the evening of April 18, 1775, two lanterns were illuminated from the tower of The Old North Church in Boston to alert the colonists that British forces were advancing across the Charles River.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem popularized a version of Paul Revere's ride that portrays him as a lone hero. The historical reality is that Revere was part of a larger network of riders and ...

On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere raced through the Massachusetts countryside on horseback to warn patriot leaders that British soldiers were on the march. A lot of us learned about the revolutionary ...

The Bostonian is best known for his perilous horseback journey 250 years ago. But scholars say his art helped fan the flames of dissent. Paul Revere’s most famous piece of war propaganda was his ...

Sitting cross-legged on matted classroom rugs, elementary school students each year are read the famous opening lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem: “Listen, my children, and you shall hear of ...

Kostya Kennedy is the author of five books, including “The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America.” A quarter-millennium after Paul Revere mounted his borrowed horse on a moonlit ...

The 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride is being commemorated with reenactments and events in Boston and Lexington. Revere alerted colonial militias of the approaching British troops ...

For the 250th anniversary of Revere’s midnight ride, a reporter set out to learn what the route revealed about Boston’s political past and present. By Jenna Russell Times Insider explains who we are ...

It was a reenactment 250 years in the making of a ride that would shape American history. Paul Revere traveled from the North End by boat across the Charles River to Charlestown, hurried into City ...