In 1775, life went on normally for most though a revolution was coming. Columnist joe Holley says Americans today have a duty ...

On June 23, 1775, Londoners focused on enjoying a regatta, not fretting about a brewing rebellion.

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Buttonwood Park Zoo officials in New Bedford say their new center will double its Ambassador Program and feature animals ...

Though controversy erupted when a shipwreck was declared to be the HMS Endeavour back in 2022, a new published report ...

State Sen. Michael Testa recently introduced a pair of bills in Trenton. The second would address the ownership of land ...

When Slater Mill opened in 1793, it signaled the eventual demise of river herring and other migratory fish in the Blackstone ...

Is it possible to embrace the idea of a special, evenly divinely ordained mission for America without violating Christian ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

Flying Ant Day is scientifically referred to as nuptial flight, the phenomena where virgin queens mate with males before starting new colonies. For humans this basically means a large quantity of ants ...

Author Russell Shorto, in his book “Taking Manhattan,” described the negotiations between Dutch Director General Peter Stuyvesant and English military officer Richard Nicolls.

In the late 18th and 19th centuries, the Industrial Revolution created demand for stronger, more reliable materials for machines, railroads, ships and infrastructure. The material that emerged was ...