When colonial-era reenactors gather in June to mark the 250th anniversary of one of the American Revolution’s most significant battles, it won’t be near the site of the original battle in Boston. But ...

From the bravery of the Massachusetts Minutemen to the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere to the very first battle of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts was a host for several key happenings during ...

By Samantha Chaney Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — The historic North End of Boston holds centuries of ...

A new set of stamps honors five pivotal American Revolution battlefields across the Northeast as the US prepares for its ...

Bunker Hill Monument is part of the Boston National Historical Park and a stop on the Freedom Trail. The first major battle of the American Revolution took place on Breed's Hill in June 1775 ...

The Ancient Order of Hibernians was founded in 1565 in County Kildare, Ireland. The first AOH Division in America was founded in the coal-mining area of Pennsylvania in 1836. In 1838, the AOH ...

As one of the oldest colonies in what is now the United States, Massachusetts played ... British troops assaulted militiamen occupying Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill, so as to prevent the British ...