There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

On the night of Friday, April 18, 2025, Boston will commemorate the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride, a momentous event in American history ...

How a disagreement with a Scottish lord over westward expansion, a cache of gunpowder, and the future of enslaved labor ...

With the shot heard around the world and launching the American Revolution fired in Massachusetts, this April will mark a ...

Massachusetts communities will mark 250 years since the "shot heard 'round the world" with reenactments, parades and other ...

Now, and for some years to come, we will need a lot less Paul Weiss, and a lot more Benjamin Warner.

The MTA must be held accountable for using its prominence and influence as a “bully pulpit” to spread falsehoods, bias and ...

Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns will soon release his new series, a six-part, 12-hour show on the American Revolution. And he will kick things off in Massachusetts on April 16 with ...

In the annals of Revolutionary War soldiers, Massachusetts was full of notable figures. But there were none quite like ...

Fan of Revolutionary history? A new exhibition celebrating Massachusetts' role in the Revolutionary War opens in Boston today ...

There is a moment that becomes a focal point in the history of every nation’s creation story. For the United States, that ...

A struggle that pits regional environmental activists against an airport expansion for private jets has national—and even ...