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Hollywood star Michael Douglas is releasing his biography on October 6, 2026. In it, he openly talks about his life, career highlights, and personal challenges.

With a song from 1759 as a mile marker, pianist Lara Downes and historian Jill Lepore examine what this land was like just ...

Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the founder of Negro History Week, Black History Month, and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, is remembered for his dedication to preserving ...

Think you know the full and complete story about George Washington, Steve Jobs, or Joan of Arc? Think again.

Betwixt and between is a strange place for any major writer to be more than a decade and a half after their death, ...

Richard Ingram explores how Lafayette and Tolstoy—born generations apart—illuminate Tolstoy’s “two stories” and “hedgehog and ...

Festival of the Arts Boca will celebrate its 20th anniversary beginning Feb. 27, with a 10-day program clustered around a ...

February 2, 2026 by The Hingham Historical Society The Hingham Historical Society invites residents of Hingham and the South ...

Bundled-up residents and visitors gathered Saturday to celebrate Benjamin Franklin’s 320th birthday and to welcome a new statue of the town’s namesake to its permanent home Jan. 17. Franklin, founded ...

As a letter to Franklin from George Washington goes up for auction, the author and inventor also figures in New York Lottery commercials. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. We’re in for ...

Benjamin Franklin was born on Sunday, Jan. 17, 1706, in Boston, the son of Josiah Franklin and his second wife, Abiah. In all ...