Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As one of the 13 original colonies and the birthplace of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts has cemented its role as a ...

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.

The next page in a history textbook about the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pictured are settlers on the shore watching as cargo is being brought ashore from sailing vessels Foreground images are crates ...

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Discover the surprising original name of Harvard University. Founded by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636, it was first ...

Smithsonian receives an entire 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony house. The four room, two story house was to be re-erected and furnished as an exhibit in the Natural History Building. The gift of ...