Since the Stamp Act of 1765, street violence in Boston had become commonplace. Riots and protests had been instrumental in securing the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766. Street protests continued on ...

Michell Wu, mayor of sanctuary Boston, should remind Congress in her testimony before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday that it falls on the anniversary of the Boston Massacre. The committee, ...

March 5 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1770, British troops killed five colonials in the so-called Boston Massacre, one of the events that led to the American Revolution. History buffs relived ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, Dr. Joseph Warren climbed through a window of Boston’s Old South Church to avoid the scrum of British soldiers nearby. Warren was there to deliver an annual speech ...

A new statue may be coming to Downtown Boston sooner than later, with a city councilor looking to create a monument in honor of Crispus Attucks, a sailor of African and Indigenous descent who was the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Stacy Schiff talked about the life and legacy of American Revolution leader Samuel Adams, including his efforts surrounding the Boston ...

Tempers were running high in Boston as British troops struggled to deal with increasingly belligerent American colonists unhappy with British taxes and policies. Those tempers boiled over on March 5, ...

Lucy meets Prof Serena Zabin in Boston to learn more about the Boston Massacre. Lucy meets Prof Serena Zabin at the Old State House in Boston to learn more about the events that may have unfolded on ...