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Pedaling Through History: Riders Retrace Paul Revere’s Path Across Massachusetts Today

Cyclists are retracing history today during the Paul Revere Bike Ride through Concord, Lexington, and Revolutionary landmarks across Massachusetts.

Did You Know There Was Gold Buried in Boston? The Secret Story Few Know

Was gold really buried in Boston? Discover the little known historical stories, legends, and truths behind hidden wealth in Boston’s past.

The Freedom Trail: Boston’s Most Historic Walk Is Starting to Fall Apart

Boston’s Freedom Trail remains one of America’s most iconic historic walks, but missing bricks, overcrowding, and infrastructure issues are raising questions about its future.

Cinco de Mayo Isn’t What You Think: The Truth Behind America’s Most Misunderstood Holiday

Think Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day? Think again. Discover the real history behind Cinco de Mayo and why it’s widely misunderstood in the U.S.

How Stalin Finally Eliminated Leon Trotsky

A new book details how Joseph Stalin hunted down and killed Leon Trotsky in Mexico, exposing the brutality and global reach of Soviet Communism.

The Men Who Brought America Together

Want to Understand The Founding of America? Watch ‘John Adams’ Mini-Series

One Fourth of July Parade This Year, Not Two

In the early 1800s the Massachusetts town of Salem had two Fourth of July parades – one for Federalists, one for Democratic-Republicans.

Expert Witness At Hearing Compares Boston Trust Act of 2010s To Resistance To Fugitive Slave Act During 1850s

Editor’s Note:  A guest witness who appeared Tuesday, March 10, 2025 before the Boston City Council’s Public Safety & Criminal…

Why Did The American Revolution Start In Massachusetts?

Do you have an impression that American colonists went to war with Great Britain in 1775 because the British Parliament imposed a tax on tea?

Boston Mayor Names Researchers In $500,000 Search For City’s Ties To Slavery

The city of Boston has hired two teams of researchers to document the city's historical ties to slavery and its…

Concord Prison To Close — Where Malcolm X, Joe ‘The Animal’ Barboza Once Lived

The state prison off Route 2 in Concord is slated to close during the summer of 2024 because of declining prison population.…

Lizzie Borden Isn’t Just A House and A Hatchet, Judge Rules

A coffee shop next to the house where Lizzie Borden (allegedly) killed her miserly father and step-mother with a hatchet in…

Massachusetts U.S. Senator’s Ancestor Owned Slaves, According To Reuters

A new report by Reuters examined the ancestry of United States politicians, finding that 118 of them have ancestors who, at one…

Descendant of Accuser of Woman Hanged During Salem Witch Trials Leaves Apology

A descendant of an accuser of a woman hanged during the Salem Witch Trials left a note on a memorial stone apologizing.…

Old Tomb Opened But No One’s Home

Volunteers opened up an old tomb in the western Massachusetts town of Savoy this week and found … nothing. The piled-stones structure…

No Reenactments at Lexington and Concord This Year

For the second year in a row, there will be no in-person reenactments of the skirmishes that began the American Revolution…

Malcolm X’s Adolescent Home in Roxbury Added To National Register

Malcolm X's adolescent home in Roxbury has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Massachusetts Secretary of…

Star Pitcher Was At Wild Party Night Before First Perfect Game … 140 Years Ago Today

A Brown University student who pitched the first perfect game in Major League history had partied 'til 4:30 in the…

Slave Auction Memorial at Faneuil Hall Cancelled – Because Some Want ‘Faneuil’ Gone

A planned memorial to slave auctions outside Faneuil Hall has been cancelled because of opposition to the project from those who want…

There Goes the Neighborhood – Little Town in Maine Gives Up the Ghost on Being Dry

A tiny town in northern Maine that has been mostly dry for generations has voted to let restaurants serve alcohol on the…

Body of Pittsfield Navy Man Killed in Pearl Harbor Attack Identified

A 21-year-old Pittsfield man killed in the December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor while serving on the USS Oklahoma…

Harvard Slave Photos Prompt Lawsuit By Woman Who Says She Is A Descendant

A Connecticut woman is suing Harvard University for using and profiting from two 19th century photos of two slaves she says are…

Remembering the Blizzard of ’78

The Blizzard of '78 hit eastern Massachusetts on February 6, 1978 and lasted for a couple of days, dumping feet of…

Stray Dog Remembered As World War I Hero

A stray dog who wandered onto New Haven Green in Connecticut as American soldiers were getting ready to ship out to go…

Westfield Marks 77th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Remembering Local Connection

The western Massachusetts city of Westfield marked the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Friday, December 7, the 77th…

What Pilgrims and Indians Did, and Did Not, Eat at First Thanksgiving

There could have been turkey, but there almost certainly was wild duck and goose at the first Thanksgiving feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts…

Pickup Truck Hits 17th Century House That Served As Beverly’s First School

The driver of a pickup truck who lost consciousness inadvertently drove into a 17th century home in Beverly that served as the…

Peabody Historical Society Wants Salem Witch Trials Victim House

The 1638 home of Salem Witch Trials victim John Proctor in Peabody is for sale, and the local historical society it hoping…

Brookline Ditches School Name — Because 18th Century Benefactor Edward Devotion Owned A Slave

Brookline Town Meeting has voted to change the name of Edward Devotion Elementary School because the namesake owned a slave. Edward Devotion…

‘McLincoln Museum’ Is ‘Downright Horrendous’

The author, William Marvel, lambastes the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois as "loud, cheap, and mawkish"…

Old Man of the Mountain, 15 Years After He’s Gone

On May 3, 2003, after a stormy night, someone looked up at the Old Man of the Mountain in Franconia Notch in…

Harvard Law School Replaces Slave-Owning Family Crest With … Nothing

Two years after Harvard Law School dumped the crest of a prominent New England family from its seal because the family owned…

Love Letters Long Hidden Under Floorboards Rekindle Intense Feelings for Descendants

The 90-year-old love letters came out in two stacks while a contractor was working on a house in West Lebanon,…

Developer Wants To Demolish Calvin Coolidge’s Summer White House

A developer is seeking to demolish an oceanfront mansion in Swampscott that President Calvin Coolidge once used as his summer White House.…