Two towns in Massachusetts are fundamental to American history, but where the official first shot of the American Revolution happened has been debated for centuries.

But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...

A sprawling Maya city hidden for centuries beneath thick jungle in southeastern Mexico has been uncovered by accident, ...

Massachusetts will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War. We asked reenactors, historians, and museum directors what lessons Americans can take from the founders.

In “Shots Heard Round the World,” John Ferling argues that substantial – and secret – aid from France helped the colonists ...

A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...