Although Vermont was one of the last New England states to form, its oldest town is almost 300 years old.

By the Civil War, America had more capital tied up in slaves than in all other properties and businesses combined, including ...

Sudbury is exploring whether it should become the next Massachusetts town to remove signs commemorating the founding of the ...

A short drive down Eastbay Drive takes you past Squaxin Parks playgrounds and trails before turning into Boston Harbor Road.

Samuel Symonds, a puritan and deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, once owned the 14th-century house ...

"We are asking you to imagine a much more complex, messy history," says Renée Ater, a member of the Friends of the Public ...

Since that founding day in 1636, Providence played an important role in the country's early history. The city was a hub for ...

In this way, the town of Windsor, originally named Dorchester, became the first English settlement in Connecticut. In 1636, ...

As one of the oldest states in the country, Massachusetts is filled with rich history. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan refugees from England led by John Winthrop ...

1984: A suicide bomber attacks the US embassy in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, killing 20. 1987: French driver Alain Prost wins the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril – his record 28th Formula 1 victory ...

With their former countrymen divided and lacking a monarch after the English Civil War, Colonists seized an opportunity to ...