On the hills outside Boston, untrained militias faced off against British regulars in a fight that stunned both sides. What happened next ignited a full-scale revolution. Man charged in fatal shooting ...

Actor Dick Terhune will bring Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," to life in a one-man performance at the Palace Theater.

Following the successful reenactment of the Battle of Bunker Hill this past June at Stage Fort Park, organizers of Revolution 250 are back, seeking to recreate a skirmish on the high seas in ...

Delegates from all thirteen colonies convene for the Second Continental Congress at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. The representatives remain divided — some hopeful for reconciliation ...

Video Series This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in ...

Plymouth’s America's Hometown Thanksgiving parade returns Saturday with historic floats and reenactors. Watch live on WCVB; find route, parking and shuttle details.

Nearly 250 years after Norfolk burned to the ground during the Revolutionary War — the only North American city destroyed at such scale — scholars, historical interpreters and enthusiasts of ...

As the nation prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, Gloucester once again ...

U.S. House Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois 13, visited the Bunker Hill School District on Monday to meet with students and school officials to highlight the importance of school meal programs. This ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat.

NINETY SIX, S.C. (WCSC) — The Battle of Ninety Six began 250 years ago Wednesday, marking the first land battle in the South during the American Revolution in what would become Greenwood County. The ...