NEW YORK — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's something percussive about it: ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment -- or more -- to remember why. Start with the very name. "There's something percussive ...

GLOUCESTER — Advancing up a sun-splashed slope Saturday afternoon, hundreds of British troops mounted their third assault of the day on a cheering, resilient wall of Colonial soldiers. Twice before ...

BILLERICA — As a light rain fell on Billerica Saturday morning, a small group gathered to commemorate the death of Asa Pollard, a lifelong Billerica resident and the first recorded casualty of the ...

John Trumball's The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, 17 June, 1775. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The last stop on Boston’s Freedom Trail is a shrine to the fog of war. “Breed’s ...

JUNE THE 17TH. TONIGHT ON CHRONICLE. OH, SAY, CAN YOU SEE? BY THE DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT. THE POETRY OF FRANCIS SCOTT KEY HARMONIZED BEAUTIFULLY BY CHILDREN FROM THE WARREN-PRESCOTT SCHOOL. THIS REHEARSAL ...

In short, the nation’s memory of Bunker Hill is mostly bunk. Which makes the 1775 battle a natural topic for Nathaniel Philbrick, an author drawn to iconic and misunderstood episodes in American ...