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ACR 57: Lexington and Concord Day.
What ACR 57 does, verified December 7, 2025
This measure would recognize April 19, 2025, as Lexington and Concord Day. This date commemorates the start of the American Revolutionary War, where American colonists clashed with British soldiers in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The recognition would honor the significance of this event in American history and its impact on the country's struggle for independence.
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| May. 20, 2025 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 68, Statutes of 2025. |
| May. 20, 2025 | Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3 p.m. |
| May. 15, 2025 | Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1093.) |
| May. 15, 2025 | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| May. 15, 2025 | Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0.) |
Latest bill textChaptered version, May 20, 2025 · 356 words
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 57
CHAPTER 68
Relative to Lexington and Concord Day.
[ Filed with Secretary of State May 20, 2025. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 57, Patterson. Lexington and Concord Day.
This measure would recognize April 19, 2025, as Lexington and Concord Day.
WHEREAS, On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere and others riders alerted the countryside that British soldiers would be leaving Boston to confiscate and destroy stored arms in Concord and to arrest patriot leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock in Lexington; and
WHEREAS, Local volunteers, mostly farmers and tradesmen organized into community militias and distinguished by the term “Minutemen,” answered the alarm and proceeded to Lexington and Concord to await the King’s soldiers; and
WHEREAS, At dawn on April 19, 1775, on the Lexington Green, over 700 British troops, known as “Redcoats,” approached the Green and ordered the 78 patriot volunteers gathered there to disperse; and
WHEREAS, A shot was fired,no one knows by who,that signaled the start of the war for American independence and came to be known as “The Shot Heard Around the World”; and
WHEREAS, British commanders lost control of their troops and, in the ensuing skirmish on Lexington Green, eight patriot volunteers were killed; and
WHEREAS, The Redcoats continued their march to Concord, where about 400 American volunteers from local communities gathered throughout the morning; and
WHEREAS, A battle ensued at the Old North Bridge and the Redcoats were forced to quickly retreat to the center of town; and
WHEREAS, The Redcoats then began their march back to Boston under a constant stream of fire from the American volunteers; and
WHEREAS, The Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of the American Revolution; and
WHEREAS, April 19, 2025, marks the 250 year anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles in the American Revolution; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California recognizes April 19, 2025, as Lexington and Concord Day; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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