The infamous witch trials may have put this Boston suburb on the map, but they’ve also overshadowed much of its magic. Here’s ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for one of the war’s most infamous conflagrations.

Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

Bunker Hill battle, the siege of Boston, Massachusetts during American Revolutionary War, June 17, 1775. Illustration published in The New Eclectic History of the United States by M. E. Thalheimer ...

American Revolution, Fight at Liberty Pole, New York, 1766-1775,... Sons of Liberty fight the British during the American Revolution at Liberty Poles, in New York, from 1766-1775. Illustration ...

The 19th-century-inspired Stad Amsterdam dropped anchor in Boston on Monday.The clipper will be moored at Fan Pier Marina until June 30 and will welcome guests Wednesday for tours from 1 p.m. to 5 ...

By 1773, patriots dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor, which is a $2 million act of defiance today. When King George III retaliated with the Intolerable Acts, 12 colonies sent ...

NEW YORK — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's something percussive ...