But the Puritan fathers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony did not countenance tolerance of opposing religious views. Their “city upon a hill” was a theocracy that brooked no dissent, religious ...

Reenactors showed thousands of people the story start of the American Revolutionary War and the "shot heard round the world" ...

His plan to send American citizens to foreign prisons is the latest in a long series of affronts to the American ...

This year’s Lantern service aims to warn about the endangering of American democracy, societal model and ideals, said the Rev ...

In Massachusetts, Revolutionary War reenactors gathered on the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the War for Independence.

Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, reenact the start of the American Revolution every year, but this year's festivities ...

Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the union, but its oldest park is packed with big things to see and do, including ...

When the first shot rang out at dawn on Lexington Green, a decade of frustration and growing alienation between the American ...

His book tore into the Puritans, portraying them as religious ... The Massachusetts Bay authorities quickly stamped down on the publication, banning its circulation in the colony.

Paul Revere, a silversmith, became a central figure in the episode, known for his “Midnight Ride,” when he embarked on a horse-riding journey through the colony, warning minutemen of the ...

Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ...

While disaster can strike at any time, an unusual amount of tragic events seem to take place on a few inauspicious days in ...