Today in History 04/19/18

Color postcard of a scene from the Battle of Lexington, the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775 (© Archive Photos/Getty Images)(1775) American Revolutionary War begins
Thirteen colonies enter the bloody struggle to break free from the crown, as British troops arrive in Lexington, Massachusetts, intent on seizing the patriots’ weapons and imprisoning its leaders. Shots are exchanged, eight Americans die, and the war for independence is on.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and its Thirteen Colonies which declared independence as the United States of America.
Start date: Apr 19, 1775
End date: Sep 03, 1783

American Revolutionary War
Clockwise: Surrender of Lord Cornwallis after the Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Trenton, The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Long Island, Battle of Guilford Court House
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(1775) American Revolutionary War begins.
Also on this day,
1897 | Boston Marathon
1943 | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
1995 | Oklahoma City bombing

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