John Hancock was first to sign Declaration of Independence, the first governor of MA and president of the Second Continental Congress.

Here's what you need to know about Fourth of July fireworks and celebrations in Boston. This year, the Boston Pops Fireworks ...

Explore the roots of the American Revolution in this animated documentary. From the end of the French and Indian War to the Boston Massacre, we examine the growing tensions between Britain and the ...

Boston will be bringing back the fireworks in August, for the "Illuminate the Harbor" display. "The (annual) fireworks ...

Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

Here's what to know about the specialty cruise ahead of America's semiquincentennial.

Massachusetts is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War this year and next with initiatives and events ...

Three days of celebrations in Boston kick off on Wednesday, culminating with Independence Day celebrations on Friday, July 4.

The Boston City Council sought to commemorate July 4th by comparing President Trump’s “unconstitutional” actions to the pre-Revolutionary reign of King George III that led to “open rebellion” ...

On March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd of Boston colonists near the Custom House on King Street. Five ...

Movie actor Kurt Russell and his son Boston are in Massachusetts for July 4th after learning a man in their family from<a ...

On the 12th of June, fourth and fifth graders from the Block Island School journeyed to Boston for an overnight field trip.