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

With “Rebellion 1776,” Anderson returns once again to the Revolutionary War era. Set in Boston, the story begins toward the ...

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

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.

During the height of trading with Britain in the early 1700s, Boston Harbor's shifting tides and ... when the British left Boston in 1776, they destroyed Boston Light with explosives.

On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.