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250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy

250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy

LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago, with the blast of gunshot and a trail of colonial flair. Starting with Saturday’s anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the country will look back to its war of independence and ask where its...

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