In an act of bravery and patriotism, his eldest daughter, Sybil, volunteered to ride through the night on horseback to rally ...

Friday’s reenactment of the Midnight Ride in Muskingum Park featured, from left, Mackenna (Alexander) Merrifield as Dr. Samuel Prescott, Keith Malone as Paul Revere and Susan Vessels as William Dawes.

We followed the route of Revere’s famous midnight ride. Along the way we spoke to many Americans who felt a sense of wonder about that April night. By Jenna Russell Photographs by Todd Heisler Jenna ...

MARY YEAH, HE DID JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. YOU KNOW, THE POET LONGFELLOW. YOU KNOW, FOREVER. PUT THAT MIDNIGHT RIDE INTO OUR MINDS AND OUR HEARTS. BUT TONIGHT WE ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE HOW THAT MIGHT HAVE ...

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.

On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere and William Dawes set out from Boston with information to convey to key Patriot leaders and to local Patriot militiamen. The story of “Midnight Ride,” on the eve of the ...

In Springfield, the event took place Friday afternoon at the Wood Museum of Springfield History on Chestnut Street. The event included the hanging of two lanterns. It’s a symbolic gesture echoing the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Two lanterns were hung in Boston’s Old North Church steeple 250 years ago, triggering the ...

Every school child learns the mythology of Paul Revere's ride. Though the truth is murkier, the story has inspired ...