All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

See photos captured by Beacon photographers at reenactment's of Paul Reveres' famous midnight ride and the Battle of ...

The 1980 execution of four American churchwomen was one of the most shocking human rights crimes of the twentieth century. No ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

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

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts ...

In Massachusetts, Revolutionary War reenactors gathered on the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the War for Independence.

Reenactors showed thousands of people the story start of the American Revolutionary War and the "shot heard round the world" on its 250th anniversary.

LEXINGTON — Gunfire rang out on the grassy common of this quintessential New England town just after dawn Saturday, signaling ...

The first battle of the American Revolution was marked on Saturday in Lexington, Massachusetts, 250 years later.

Starting with Saturday’s anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the country will look back to its Revolutionary ...

A new set of stamps honors five pivotal American Revolution battlefields across the Northeast as the US prepares for its ...