"Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!"
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry rose at St. John's Church in Richmond to demand Virginia arm its militia — and gave the Revolution its war cry.
Tales from the year 1775
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode out of Boston to warn the countryside that British troops were marching.
The Shot Heard Round the World
On April 19, 1775, the battles of Lexington and Concord turned a colonial protest into the American Revolutionary War.