This past weekend marked the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, an important but often overlooked milestone in ...

When George Washington, from Virginia, arrived in Cambridge 250 years ago, one of the first things he did was talk to his ...

Bunker Hill was an early showcase for two long-running themes in American history — improvisation and how an inspired band of ...

Thousands of merchants and other businessmen from Massachusetts down to Georgia were quite wary of what belligerence to England might do to their livelihoods – and thus as of early the following year, ...

The American Revolution went hand-in-hand with an economic revolution that transformed human political and social, as well as commercial life, and continues to unfold.

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

Russell was joined by one of his sons, Boston Russell, who visited the Jason Russell House and Museum. The Hollywood star is ...

Much of the world looks to the Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775, as the start of the American Revolution. But Philbrick, Lockhart and others cite Bunker ...

The American Revolution was not decided at Bunker Hill. But in that spring of 1775 the rebels proved they had the drive to gain their independence.

While hunters and their rifles helped wage psychological warfare, the American victory can actually be attributed to ...