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Inside Daily Life at Washington’s Headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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The Tall Ships Return to Boston Harbor for Sail Boston, offering an unforgettable experience and a world-class maritime celebration.

Since the settlement of the colonies, Americans were familiar with setting aside days of thanksgiving?

Massachusetts is a state of firsts. The first shot of the American Revolution. 
The first public school, park, and library. The first state constitution. We’ve always been at the forefront of America ...

Gen. William Howe ordered Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis to capture Fort Lee removing the Continental Army’s defenses along the Lower Hudson River. On...

Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States. Stream the full documentary from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt.

The Battle of Quebec occurred as part of a failed American attempt to invade Canada and rally French-Canadian support for the Patriot movement against the...

History of Veterans Day

On the 250th anniversary of American independence, with the history of our founding a political battleground, this study of the ideas and battlefield sacrifices of 1776 by a Pulitzer Prize–winni...

On October 28, 1776, George Washington’s Patriot army was attacked by British forces under the command of William Howe at the Battle of White Plains. In...