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One of the earliest moving pictures of Boston has been collecting virtual dust in the Boston Public Library’s online archives for years—that is, until it […]

On this day in 1839, the word “OK” was introduced to the world by a Boston newspaper editor. In the Saturday edition of the Boston […]

On this day in 1850, The Scarlet Letter was first published by a relatively unknown author. Although his name is synonymous with literary greatness today, […]

On March 11, 1888, a calamitous snowstorm brought daily life in Massachusetts screeching to a halt. The “White Hurricane” whipped up and down the East […]

One of the world’s most famous storytellers was born 113 years ago today in Springfield, Massachusetts. Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was an author […]

On this day 114 years ago, Boston was gifted the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Isabella Stewart Gardner opened the doors to Fenway Court, as it […]

In 1887, a Polish doctor named Ludwig L. Zamenhof set out to bridge language barriers across the globe by devising a new international language. His […]

Up for a game of “mintonette”? Just round up two teams, find a lightweight ball a little smaller than a basketball, and volley it back and […]

Whether you delight in the snow or prefer to tune out the forecast, there’s no denying that when the Common is blanketed in a delicate dusting of […]

When former President John F. Kennedy met Dr. Janet G. Travell in 1955, he finally found relief. After years of suffering from chronic back pain, […]

Today, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center sits squarely on Washington Street, near Chinatown. But less than a century ago, it didn’t have […]

A few 430 years ago, Massachusetts Bay Colony’s first governor and a founder of Boston was born in Suffolk, England. At the age of 42, […]

For the past 92 years, a group of warmly dressed bell ringers has shuffled door to door, jingling handbells and singing to fellow residents of Beacon Hill on Christmas […]

Today marks Eli Whitney’s 251st birthday. Although he’s known for a famous invention that completely transformed the economy of the south, Whitney’s roots are in Massachusetts. He […]

Before you could order food and drinks made with honey harvested from the rooftop at the Fairmont Copley Plaza’s Oak Long Bar + Kitchen, you could peruse the […]