On April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began after more than a decade of growing disputes between the American colonies and the British government. As Ralph Waldo Emerson eloquently put ...

While I could go on for days about these local hidden gems, I will instead leave you with my top five recommendations for easy day trips from Boston. If you are traveling to Boston to experience the ...

American Revolution provided world of Enlightenment chance to see if philosophy, politics game they had been engaged in could ...

This month sees the official launch of the Revolutionary War commemorations — the beginning of a year-and-a-half-long celebration leading up to next year’s Semiquincentennial. And the (mostly ...

The Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corps is looking for new members, ages 8 through 18, at all levels from beginner to ...

It was much more than a war. The shot that launched the American Revolution was “heard ’round the world,” not because of ...

The European Enlightenment preached equality but consisted mainly of nobility; there was no nobility in America.

With the shot heard around the world and launching the American Revolution fired in Massachusetts, this April will mark a major milestone for the Commonwealth. To honor the occasion, reenactors in ...

Massachusetts communities will mark 250 years since the "shot heard 'round the world" with reenactments, parades and other ...

The City of Quincy is marking 400 years of rich history, community, and culture since its settlement in 1625. Known as the birthplace of two U.S. Presidents, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, Quincy ...

North Korea says its status as a nuclear weapons state can never be reversed, KCNA says North Korea's status as a nuclear weapons state can never be reversed, no matter how much the United States ...