1770: Crispus Attucks is killed in the Boston Massacre. 1775: Peter Salem, a black Patriot, fights at Lexington and Concord. 1780: Elizabeth Freeman wins her suit for emancipation under the new ...

By 1775, the American city of Boston had been visited by smallpox epidemics many times in its relatively short history. The disease was treated with dread, but familiarity. What makes the Boston ...

Upon learning that this extra-legal government was amassing stores of weapons in Concord, about 20 miles from Boston, Gage sent a military expedition, April 18, 1775, to seize and destroy all the ...

Two Boston leaders in the software industry are the most powerful people in New England’s tech scene, according to the Globe ...

“The momentum is growing,” said Rep. Mindy Domb, D-Amherst, noting that the state commission has started to meet monthly to ...

Our campus is approximately six miles west of downtown Boston. Therefore, it is important that you put the correct town and/or zip code when you are entering our address into GPS navigation or Google ...

Boston, the capital of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England, features neighborhoods with names and identities that still hold strong to their colonial beginnings. Some neighborhoods ...

Take I-90 West to exit #20 for Brighton/Cambridge. See below. From west of Boston: Take I-90 East (Massachusetts Turnpike) to exit #18 for Allston/Cambridge. See below. From north and south of Boston: ...

Boston’s 2.5-mile-Freedom Trail connects historically important churches, meeting houses, burying grounds, parks, ships, and other places to tell a story. That story is one you know well – but ...

FOR THE BEACON STREET GARAGE: Use the intersection of Beacon and Chestnut Hill Drive, Boston, MA 02135. Head west on Beacon and the entrance to the Beacon Street Garage is just a few blocks headed ...

The Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black ...

BOSTON – From the start in Hopkinton to the finish line 26.2 miles later, here is a look at what you can expect on the course for the 2024 Boston Marathon. You'll likely be experiencing a wide ...