Muskets crack, drums echo as Boston marks 250 years since British evacuation
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Reenactors stand atop Dorchester Heights in an Evacuation Day ceremony marking the 1776 departure of British troops from the city during the American Revolutionary War, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Pawtucket Rangers Militia reenactors assemble in an Evacuation Day ceremony marking the 1776 departure of British troops from the city during the American Revolutionary War, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Crane's Continental Artillery reenactor Jeffrey Cooke takes part in an Evacuation Day ceremony marking the 1776 departure of British troops from the city during the American Revolutionary War, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Members of a fife and drum band march in a procession during an Evacuation Day ceremony marking the 1776 departure of British troops from the city during the American Revolutionary War, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Reenactors fire muskets during an Evacuation Day ceremony marking the 1776 departure of British troops from the city during the American Revolutionary War, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Reenactors stand atop Dorchester Heights in an Evacuation Day ceremony marking the 1776 departure of British troops from the city during the American Revolutionary War, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
