At mid-month, the royal governor of Massachusetts, a military man, planned to confiscate the gunpowder and weapons rumored to ...

There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

Everyone knows how the redcoats clashed with patriots at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, sparking the American ...

North American accents are usually rhotic, and other examples include Scottish, Irish and some Caribbean accents. In rhotic accents, you can hear the 'r' in the words that have a ️ ...

An American woman has been released by the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan after being detained for the past month, the second freeing of a US citizen in the past eight days.

Former Pasadena Mayor William Paparian served on active duty in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and serves today as a ...

A new exhibit at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) explores the Commonwealth’s important role in the American Revolution ... fighting against the British Empire,” Talkov ...

Or, that Peter Salem, a formerly enslaved resident of Framingham, is credited with mortally wounding British Major John Pitcairn at that battle. When you walk through towns in MetroWest today, traces ...

British No 1 Jack Draper moved into the last ... match in impressive style as he wrapped up a 7-5 6-4 victory over the American, who is making a comeback this year after a prolonged hiatus.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Albany County Legislature passed a bill Monday night to honor fallen military members and first responders. The legislation calls for flags to be flown at half-mast ...