April 19 is Patriot's Day commemorating the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
Two hundred thirty years ago tonight (April 18), Paul Revere rode the countryside to warn that "The Regulars (i.e. British) are coming". By dawn of the next morning (April 19), the events that Ralph Waldo Emerson called "the shot heard 'round the world" began at the Battle of Lexington and Concord; the first battles of the American Revolution.
The Library of Congress has a great write-up as well as many links on various aspects of the Revolutionary War.
Discussion of the military aspects of the terrain (then and now) including a picture of the North Bridge. (Note: you will need to page down).
"Concord Hymn" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Info on Paul Revere's ride
"The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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