April 19, 2025 is the publication date of this column and, more auspiciously, the 250th anniversary of the start of the ...

“Free colonists, who are living in the colonies in the 1760s, think they're part of the greatest empire since Rome because ...

Never mind Hawthorne and Thoreau— the women of mid-19th century New England had their own ambitions for writing and life.

The event will run through 12:30 p.m. and is being organized by Dover resident Bill Fritz. It will be taking place on the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on ...

Two lanterns were hung in Boston's Old North Church steeple in April 1775, triggering the midnight ride of Paul Revere. Now, 250 years later, two lanterns were lit at the ...

Indiana National Guard soldiers and airmen celebrated the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolutionary War this week as they aim to continue carrying on the legacy of citizen soldiers.

The story is well known. Battles between members of colonial militias and British soldiers broke out in the towns of ...

In the 1950 recording, preserved by GBH Archives, a Waltham doctor recalled his great-grandmother’s childhood account of the chaos on the first day of the Revolutionary War.

Harvard President Alan Garber stated Monday that he would not comply with the Trump administration’s outrageous list of demands, which include reporting to the federal government the identities of ...

The most frightening experience of my life began when I was 22 and detained in Massachusetts after an automatic license plate ...

Richard Higgins, a former Globe reporter, is author of “Thoreau’s God” and “Thoreau and the Language of Trees.” On April 19, ...