The museum dates back to 1791, just 15 years after the founding of the country.

As one of the 13 original colonies, Massachusetts is filled with rich history. Massachusetts officially became a state in 1788, but its foundations and revolutionary history extend back much further.

Waltham, Massachusetts, stands today as a place for higher education and technology. However, this history of intellect and innovation started in different times. As far back as the 18th century, ...

Massachusetts is one of the historic states in the United States of America. It has a very long history that can be traced back to the early ages of settlement for the Europeans in North America at ...

The oldest lighthouse in Massachusetts is over 300 years old. When the Massachusetts Bay Colony was first founded in 1630, the Puritans struggled from a scarcity of necessary survival goods which lead ...

RACE IN MASSACHUSETTS AND BEYOND. ANTOINETTE ANTONIO BEGINS WITH ONE OF THE MOST RACIALLY CHARGED PERIODS IN BOSTON’S PAST. >> ♪ I’M A PART OF THIS NATION ♪ >> BLACK CHILDREN IN YELLOW BUSES.

When Lucy Stone stood before 1,000 people packed into Worcester’s Brinley Hall in October 1850, the legendary suffragist demanded equality for women — starting with the right to vote. It was a fraught ...

FIVE AT SIX. THIS IS NEW ON FIVE TONIGHT. CALLING ALL K THROUGH 12 STUDENTS. THE GOVERNOR IS ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO SUBMIT HISTORY PROJECTS AS PART OF A STATEWIDE CONTEST. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ...