Philadelphia museum unveils largest exhibit of Revolutionary War flags in more than two centuries
The unveiling comes during the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard ‘round the world.”
Matthew Skic, of Morristown, N.J., director of Collections and Exhibitions (left), and Michael Hensinger, of Fishtown, senior manager of K-12 Education (right), are dressed as Minute Men from the Massachusetts Militia for the opening of the new exhibit, Banners of Liberty, which showcases original Revolutionary War flags at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. They fired shots to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the "shot heard 'round the world," which started the American Revolutionary War. Read moreTyger Williams / Staff Photographer
