New England has given countless military heroes to the United States of America over its history. Their heroism took many different forms....
Enoch Poor went off to fight with the Continental Army in 1775, and fought in every major battle of the Revolution until...
Revolutionary War Gen. John Stark displayed his fighting spirit well before his heroics at the Battle of Bunker Hill or the Battle...
John Glover’s Regiment of Marbleheaders accomplished an amazing feat on the night of Dec. 25, 1776. They ferried 2,400 men, plus horses and artillery,...
The Continental Army’s victory at Saratoga prompted the young country to celebrate its first national Thanksgiving on Dec. 18, 1777. The Continental...
From about 1750 to 1850, New England had at least 31 elected black kings and governors, nearly all of them enslaved. They...