The world’s biggest art heist took place 35 years ago when 13 works of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner ...

This 250th anniversary of the American Revolution — the opening shots of Lexington and Concord rang out in April 1775 — is a ...

The National Constitution Center ranked Patrick Henry’s speech as one of the ten greatest speeches in American history, along ...

Did Patrick Henry just lead us into war? Or is that war already upon us? These are the questions we must now confront after ...

If you want to immerse yourself in history as well as nature, Massachusetts also has plenty of historical parks, with the state's first park dating back to over 100 years before the country was formed ...

Saturday, May 24, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., open house on the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Chelsea Creek. Saturday, June 12, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., open house. Saturday, June 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., ...

The Commonwealth Museum is showcasing its Revolution 250​ exhibit to commemorate the anniversary of the American Revolution.

Peter Drummey, chief historian of the Massachusetts Historical Society, joins WBUR to talk about Evacuation Day.

Welcome to another fascinating journey through history! On this day, March 17th, we reflect on significant events that have ...

In 1936, Pittsburgh’s Great St. Patrick’s Day Flood began as the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers and their tributaries, swollen by rain and melted snow, started exceeding flood stage; the high water ...

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe ...

On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.