June 17, 1775 - the Battle of Bunker Hill ... SIMON: So why Gloucester and not actual Bunker Hill? LANE: (Laughter) Well, let's be clear. There's going to be plenty of commemorative activities ...
As the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution begins next year, hundreds of history buffs will reenact the Battle of Bunker Hill in Gloucester instead of the Charlestown battlefield where ...
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won't be reenacted at Bunker Hill to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
The ‘Battle of Bunker Hill’, which took place on June 17th 1775, was the first time New England soldiers faced the British army in a pitched battle during the American Revolution.