The Bostonian is best known for his perilous horseback journey 250 years ago. But scholars say his art helped fan the flames ...

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The American Philosophical Society's new exhibit for the 250th birthday of America documents daily life in Philadelphia ...

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Historians have debated whether the New Jersey-born wife of a British general was the one who leaked his orders and set the ...

These days, Paul Revere’s name is synonymous with his April 18, 1775 horseback ride through Massachusetts towns warning of ...

The so-called ‘golden age of television’ is generally considered to have kicked off in the early 2000s, but the decade that preceded it is pretty darn shiny itself. The ’90s is where TV ...

That Famous Thurber Spot Drawing for The New Yorker First, a brief reminder of what’s what: New Yorker “Spot” drawings are ...

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 ...

Although the actor's most recent film, Capone, accentuates his savage and intimidating on-screen persona, Hardy's outstanding ...

After the fights at Lexington and Concord's North Bridge, the British column had to return to Boston. On its way, the ...