Massachusetts was the sixth state to join the Union. However, Massachusetts is home to the second colony to be founded of the original 13 colonies, meaning the state's foundations are older than ...

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the Puritans in 1630, and the two colonies merged to become the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691. Plymouth history: The oldest town in MA is older ...

When U.S. President Donald Trump started talking about annexing Canada to make it the 51st state, people in Castine, Maine, ...

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As we prepare to celebrate the founding of this nation, let’s keep this in mind: Religious liberty is fundamental to American ...

This bizarre history made it to the states when Christmas was outright banned by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1659. An act that had deep roots in the Puritan-led Parliament's fight against ...

A monument to an English-speaking and Christian Indigenous man, born in 1620, is planned in Lakeville. Some Mashpee Wampanoag ...

Early settlers to the Massachusetts Bay Colony were not interested in religious freedom. They created a theocracy—a society led and bound by the rules of one religious sect.

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We've been keeping you updated throughout this week on the various celebrations across Rhode Island and Massachusetts, but today is the real deal, and that means parades, historical readings and ...

On this date in history: In 1692, Bridget Bishop was found guilty of the practice of witchcraft and hanged in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.