Library houses replica Declarations of Independence, while local town hall is modeled on a colonial predecessor ...

History is continually in the hands of revisionists who not only interpret it but also rewrite it to align with their values, beliefs and perspective. This theme kept tapping me on the shoulder as I ...

Lucky for them, there are plenty of Boston restaurants that offer $1 oyster specials several days of the week. See a list of ...

The history of using the U.S. military domestically is not good. Using restraint in L.A. is essential.

The former opponent of forever wars in the Middle East is debating dropping bombs there without military provocation against ...

Readers respond to blues icon Selby Minner's death, mistreatment of Sen. Alex Padilla and the 'No Kings' protest.

A BU professor warns that federal funding cuts, immigration restrictions and housing costs could reshape the region's status ...

In American history, rule by force and fiat often backfires. The president may have forgotten this. The rest of us can’t afford to.

Feel the sense of what it was like to be on the ground at the battlegrounds where the American Revolution was fought.

A Revolutionary War-era gunboat, likely built near Philadelphia in the 1770s and later discovered buried beneath the World Trade Center wreckage, has found its permanent home at the New York State ...

Joseph Warren was a key leader of the American Revolution, mobilizing troops and managing a circle of spies. But he's mainly ...

New data show a 38% decrease in opioid overdose deaths in Boston in 2024 compared to 2023 — the lowest number since 2015. The data analyzed by the Boston Public Health Commission reflects the ...