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Reenacters rode down Boylston Street before the start of the 2025 Boston Marathon to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War.
To commemorate Boston’s (and Massachusetts’) 250th birthday, the city has extended an open invitation to celebrate our ambitious and exuberant history through a series of events, exhibits, special tours, programs, festivals, and performances statewide.
Paul Revere's midnight ride is being celebrated 250 years later in Boston.
Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride will be reenacted Friday night, 250 years to the day that two lanterns were hung in the Old North Church.
A Paul Revere reenactor looks upward during the midnight ride commemoration in Boston, Friday night, April 18, 2025. The event marks the beginning of Boston 250 celebrations, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution's first battles. The annual reenactment…
After 250 years, Paul Revere rides again in Boston.
It's the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. And while we no longer get the day off as a paid holiday (thanks, Deval), there's a packed schedule of events today in Boston to commemorate what some call "the first true battle" of the Revolutionary War.
Roxbury to commemorate 250 anniversary of Henry Knox's Train Artillery March.
Mayor Michelle Wu joined city and state officials and community leaders on Saturday to honor the 250th anniversary of Henry Knox and honor his significant contributions to Boston and the nation. Knox was an esteemed Revolutionary War general whose leadership and strength…
The 250th anniversary of Henry Knox's "Noble Train of Artillery" continued Saturday in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.
Events to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Boston’s liberation from British occupation in 1776 swung into high gear last weekend as Mayor Michelle Wu, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, state and local officials, community leaders, and historians assembled at First Church in Roxbury…
How the Massachusetts economy can find a path forward, even in the face of dark storm clouds and a pullback in federal research dollars.
Tuesday marks the 250th anniversary of the evacuation of Boston by the British army, and the occasion was marked with a special ceremony and memorial service.
