Benjamin Franklin was born on Sunday, Jan. 17, 1706, in Boston, the son of Josiah Franklin and his second wife, Abiah. In all ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art took an emphatic tone in titling “Revolution!,” an exhibit commemorating a 250th anniversary that I probably need not spell out, and the result is emphatically good. The ...

Aaron Leaming was a member of the New Jersey Assembly for many years prior to the Revolutionary War, and his story is just one of many about Cape May County residents who had roles in helping the ...

One of the most thrilling, anchoring, humbling, inescapable aspects of traversing the streets of New Haven is to realize how ...

Paine’s revolutionary assault on monarchy and aristocracy cleared the way for American independence a quarter century ...

The 1976 celebration of USA's 200th anniversary included Tall Ships, the Independent Man, parades and a visit from the queen ...

“Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade!” ...

News of the disaster at Quebec on New Years slowly trickles south. On January 13, 1776, Major General Philip Schuyler writes to George Washington from Albany detailing his “melancholy account” of the ...

William Franklin was born in Philadelphia in 1730. His father was Benjamin Franklin. His mother was unknown. Ben brought ...

When the weather turns frightful, nothing beats a steamy bowl of nourishing New England clam chowder. From America’s oldest ...

This winter has been substantially colder than average compared to the last few years, despite our current mild stretch, and a persistent weather pattern with the jet stream draped over New England ...

BUT THEY BELIEVE IT’S AN ACCIDENT. ALL RIGHT. HAVE A LOOK AT THE NEW EVERETT SKYLINE. THE KRAFT GROUP FINALLY STRIKING A DEAL WITH BOTH EVERETT AND BOSTON TO BUILD A NEW SOCCER STADIUM FOR THE NEW ...