Historians around the state are revisiting the nation's origin story with fresh eyes, centering on communities that have ...

The anniversary of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War precedes a slew of planned celebrations when the United States marks ...

Tens of thousands of people flocked to Lexington, Massachusetts, to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution ...

On April 18, as night falls over Boston, Paul Revere will once again race from Boston to warn patriots that British regulars are on their way. This year, the annual reenactment of the midnight ride ...

1775, signaling to Paul Revere that British forces were coming. Revere and other riders spread the alarm prompting 20,000 Massachusetts militia to respond.

Alongside colonial coins, silver, and militia relics, this find may point to Revolutionary War or militia activity in the area. Join us as we team up with the Low Country Metal Detecting Club and ...

Mr. French, Mx. Gessen, Ms. Polgreen and Ms. Tufekci are Opinion columnists. Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with four Times Opinion columnists about how ...

In 1664, New Amsterdam, Russell Shorto writes in Taking Manhattan, was “a young city perched on the edge of a wilderness.” The Dutch, under Peter Stuyvesant, had created a flourishing ...

Throughout this colonial era in the 1600s and 1700s the French, British and Native American tribes fought continuous battles over territory. There were four French and Indian Wars and numerous ...

Because we have chickens, we have rats. When people who don’t have a farm tell me they are getting chickens, I try to warn them. That’s nice, I say. But be ready for some rats. You might want ...