Towns and cities around the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution ...

Essex Heritage will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the confrontation between Salem residents and British soldiers in ...

Eliphalet Thorp and taken to West Point to commence her training as a Revolutionary War soldier. Born and raised in ...

During the late 18th century, a flurry of social, political and economic changes offered many a new vision of personal ...

According to the Resolution, the new kits are inspired by the Flag of New England used by the colonies during the ...

However, not all colonies fared the same as India. Revolutionary activities for India's independence movement took place on a vast canvas that extended across many parts of the world. We usually ...

Here, MassLive is highlighting 10 people — including educators, artists, businesspeople and advocates — identified for their ...

A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick Douglass is now forever enshrined in the New Bedford neighborhood where he once ...

BOSTON – The high-profile Karen Read murder trial that got underway on April 16 at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts ended months later in a mistrial due to a hung jury.

Join us for the untold history of "War on Christmas" in the Plum Pudding Riots! This bizarre history made it to the states when Christmas was outright banned by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1659.

Communities across eastern Massachusetts are under pressure to rezone parts of town to allow more multi-family housing near public transportation, thanks to the MBTA Communities Act. Aimed at ...