Their stories were not well preserved in art or textbooks, yet recent scholarship in Concord and Lexington aims to uncover ...

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

Dozens of relics survived the Battles of Lexington and Concord and tell the stories of the militia who fought that day. Why it matters: Greater Boston residents and history buffs visiting the area ...

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.

The militiamen who stood in defiance on Lexington Green are the first who fired upon the British regulars, but the road to revolution was paved long before gunfire erupted on that cold April morning ...

The Inn at Hastings Park has a front-porch view of the start of the Revolutionary War. But there’s much more to the vibrant ...

Even though 250 years have elapsed since the fateful first shots of the American Revolution—fired on April 19, 1775—there are still pieces of evidence remaining from the day’s fighting.

Tehran and Washington resume negotiations as U.S. airstrikes hit Yemen and tensions rise over uranium stockpiles ...