After independence from Britain in 1776, the United States faced an urgent diplomatic challenge, which was gaining ...

Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt have made a 12-hour documentary series on the Revolutionary War that ...

What: The U.S. Postal Service to proudly unveil three individual commemorative stamps honoring the 250th anniversaries of the ...

The signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, gave the United States its official birthday, but that ...

Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ...

In a tribute to the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War, the USPS has released a new stamp pane.

From the bravery of the Massachusetts minutemen to the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere to the very first battle of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts was a host for several key happenings during ...

In “Shots Heard Round the World,” John Ferling argues that substantial – and secret – aid from France helped the colonists ...

Massachusetts will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War. We asked reenactors, historians, and museum directors what lessons Americans can take from the founders.

A new play brings into high relief the uncanny parallels between both the Revolutionary and Civil War periods and the ...

In response to this 18th-century vandalism/terrorism/coercion, the British government introduced a series of punitive measures under the Coercive Acts including dissolving the colonial assembly, ...

Boston was the scene of many “firsts” for the United States. From the first newspaper in the Thirteen Colonies to discovering ...