Welcome to another fascinating journey through history! On this day, March 17th, we reflect on significant events that have ...

In Boston and all of Suffolk County, St. Patrick's Day shares a date with Evacuation Day. March 17 marks the day in 1776 when British General William Howe evacuated his men and ships from Boston early ...

March 17 is officially observed as Evacuation Day in Boston, even though St. Patrick’s Day falls on the same date. Here's the ...

On March 17, 1776, American patriots drove British troops from their shores, 11 months after the Siege of Boston, marking a major victory the patriots, and more notably George Washington.

Evacuation Day is typically celebrated in Boston on March 17, and commemorates when the British pulled out of the city following the Siege of Boston in 1776. St. Patrick's Day and Evacuation Day ...

It’s that time of year again when more than a million revelers fill the streets of America’s most Irish big city for the ...

Peter Drummey, chief historian of the Massachusetts Historical Society, joins WBUR to talk about Evacuation Day.

which commemorates the day in 1776 when British troops left Boston after a protracted siege during the Revolutionary War. The 3.5-mile (5.6-kilometer) parade rolls through the neighborhood South ...

Throngs of green-clad, shamrock-festooned revelers filled the streets of America’s most Irish big city on Sunday for the ...