History

Decades before the month-long celebration came to be, some Americans celebrated “Women’s Day.”

The Old North Church is seen as an iconic landmark of the Revolution, but what we are taught is dictated by who is writing the story.

When we read about the birthplace of America, Boston is in bold print. The Old North Church is seen as an iconic landmark. But while many of us have heard one piece of its history, there are many other stories to be told. What most of us know is that high atop the steeple in 1775, a signal sparked the…

Decades before the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts, Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft. The Windsor town clerk registered the death on May 26, 1647, in a diary entry that read: “Alse Young was hanged.” Young was the first of nine…

A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to gather at the scene in Hawaii to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago in the Japanese bombing.

The family of a fallen World War II hero from New York City can finally get a bit of closure, after the soldier’s remains were identified nearly 80 years after he died during the war.

Here’s when — and why — these hues became linked to the spookiest day of the year.

Experts explain if the famous bloodsuckers actually exist — and how you can find them.

Plus, find out why we celebrate with costumes, candy and carved pumpkins.

Next month we could see the first lesbian elected governor. Two women are on the ballot, one in Massachusetts and the other in Oregon. Sue O’Connell talks to Annise Parker from the Victory Fund, which helps elect LGBTQ leaders.

There’s a lot of history behind the iconic Fisherman’s Feast including the traditional Flight of the Angel.

Before there was “The Incredibles,” “Minions,” and “Turning Red,” animation existed through magical shorts of talking dinosaurs and singing mice that shocked the world. Together, let’s take a brief walk through the history of animated film: some of the pivotal moments in history that made animated film what it is today and what it can be in the future.

History is all around if you look hard enough. At the Tilden House in Canton, Massachusetts, archaeologists are digging into the past to learn about life hundreds of years ago. “You’re getting a real chance to see the fabric of how people lived,” said Canton historian George Comeau. The Tilden House was built in 1725, and archeologists have now focused…

We’ve all heard the saying “cats have nine lives,” but where did it originate from? Let’s explore the possible origins for this phrase from a historical and linguistic perspective.

Before he was known as Malcolm X, Malcolm Little lived in Roxbury. An opera about the activist’s life was recently staged by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.

The Stonehenge monument has puzzled historians for centuries: was it created by aliens? Giants? Wizards? Despite all the theories, one thing remains for sure, Stonehenge on the summer solstice makes for an unforgettable experience.

Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when the Emancipation Proclamation was brought to enslaved people in Texas — more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued it. After Juneteenth became a federal holiday, more corporations got involved in promoting and celebrating it — though not all efforts have been well-received. Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont joins LX News to...

Many families in the U.S. suffered intergenerational trauma from Indigenous boarding schools, says Deborah Parker, CEO of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. She wants Congress to pass a bill that would establish a Truth and Healing Commission to review the boarding schools’ impacts on Native Americans.

As gentrification continues to take a grip of neighborhoods across America, Dominick Lewis is doing his part to ensure those neighborhoods’ past and present are preserved. NBCLX storytellers Ngozi Ekeledo and Mackenzie Behm have his story.

Boston didn’t have enough water and there was land in Western Massachusetts that was perfect for a reservoir — but 2,500 people lived there. In 1938, they had to give up everything so the state could take the land. This is the story of the Quabbin Reservoir and the people still affected by its construction.