April 19th, 2025 is the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Hello, friends. I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center,

and welcome to We the People, a weekly show of constitutional debate. The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit, chartered by Congress,

to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.

To celebrate the anniversary, I'm honored to welcome three of America's greatest historians

of the American Revolution.

Rick Atkinson, author of The British Are Coming, The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775 to 77.

Mary Beth Norton, author of 1774, The Long Year of Revolution, and Rosemary Zagari, author of Revolutionary Backlash, Women and Politics in the Early

American Republic.

We explore the events leading to the shot heard around the world, the first shot

of the American Revolution.

We retell the riveting story of the battles, and we review the colonist response to this pivotal

moment in American history.

Enjoy the show.

Rick Atkinson, Mary Beth Norton, and Rosemary Zagari, it is an honor to welcome you

to celebrate the anniversary.

Rick, your definitive and superbly relevant book, The British Are Coming, begins in March 1775 and tells the story of the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Why did you start March? What Happened in March, including Dr. Warren's oration, which you begin with, and tell us about the battle

of the Lexington and Concord.

Thanks, Jeff.

Thanks for having me.

It's great to be with you today.

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