A wax sculptor who smuggled letters to America and am enslaved portrait artist were among the patriots whose stories are less ...

On a farm in southeast Cuba in October 1868, an event known as “The Cry of Yara” sparked the island’s quest for independence.

Museums across the U.S. are marking the important milestone not just with patriotic displays, but with exhibitions and ...

It doesn't matter what the founders intended in the Declaration of Independence, the Rev. Byron Williams argues. It's all in ...

A new Boston museum exhibit examines the American Revolution from the perspective of enslaved and free Black people. Black ...

Mark America’s 250th with reenactments, tours, fireworks and special programs happening locally and within easy driving ...

After more than 30 years, the World Cup is back in Boston. Or at least, it’s nearby. World Cup games will be hosted in the ...

At the Jersey Shore, the American Revolution wasn’t just a fight between the British and the patriots, it was also a deadly ...

From the Battle of Bunker Hill on, Connecticut and its people played prominent and pivotal roles in the Revolution.

Governor Maura Healey and the Boston Pops announced the lineup and programming for the 2026 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, the signature July 4 event of the “MA250” initiative commemorating the ...

Most Americans know Valley Forge. The brutal winter. The frozen soldiers. Washington holding his army together by will alone.

Frontier settlers in Southwest Virginia joined the call for independence months before the Declaration of Independence was ...