Discover Massachusetts, a New England state rich in history, culture, and innovation. Explore its pivotal role in American ...

The initial marking of the historic spot came in the late 1890s, in conjuction with the building of a new City Hall. The ...

In the early months of the American Revolution, Daniel Morgan and his soldiers raced north to join the Continental Army ...

With a dwindling number of exceptions, they are also no longer expected to pass high-level tests in order to prove that they ...

Rocky Hill ferry has been crossing the Connecticut River since 1655, weathering wars, revolutions and threats of bridges.

This is the first in a weekly series to be featured every Saturday in The Recorder over the next on the founding of this ...

When our forefathers from the thirteen original colonies gathered to protest, among other things, a tax on tea, they decided to form a union for the common defense. Their intent ...

Flickr/joncutrer Continental Congress Sets the Dollar as the Official U.S. Currency On July 6, 1785, the Continental Congress ...

The story of the 13 original colonies is a sweeping saga of ambition, resistance, and transformation that laid the bedrock for the modern United States. What began as a scattered collection of ...

The United States of America recently commemorated the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress ...

Just fifteen years ago, if you asked a political science teacher, “Which American political party represents the nation’s ...

This spring, an Idaho teacher displayed a sign in her classroom that read, “Everyone Is Welcome Here.” On its face, the ...