Battles of Lexington and Concord Get Live Tweet Treatment

LEXINGTON, MA – It's a good thing smartphones weren't around in 1775 or history would underwhelm us with Paul Revere's midnight group text. But today, we can use technology to get a better understanding of history as it happened and follow along as events that shaped the world unfold.

On Wednesday, April 19, the upcoming National Army Museum will give Twitter users a peek into the first shots of the United States' fight for independence, live tweeting the Battles of Lexington and Concord as they happened in 1775.

To follow along, use the hashtag #LexandCon242.

The National Army Museum is an upcoming museum located on Fort Belvoir in Virginia. Army leaders broke ground last fall on the 80-acre site, which will feature a 185,000-square-foot building, 30,000 artifacts and 15,000 pieces of artwork, according to Military.com. The United States Army is currently the only military branch without its own museum.

The National Army Museum is slated to open in 2019.

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