The state was the first in the country to use a Native American name.

FIVE AT SIX. THIS IS NEW ON FIVE TONIGHT. CALLING ALL K THROUGH 12 STUDENTS. THE GOVERNOR IS ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO SUBMIT HISTORY PROJECTS AS PART OF A STATEWIDE CONTEST. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ...

As one of the original 13 colonies and oldest states in America, Massachusetts is steeped in history. And while many focus on the state's Colonial history, there's another era that made a great impact ...

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday approved a plan for partisan changes to electoral maps in Texas, the latest chapter in a long history of gerrymandering that links back to Massachusetts more than ...