As the scope of the August 4 explosion at the port of Beirut becomes clear, the tolls of the loss of life, injuries, homelessness and property damage are staggering. In the immediate chaos of large ...

William Harford, a British Royal Navy gunner with ties to Jamestown, is pictured in his sailor’s uniform with an unknown woman, believed to be his wife at a young age. Harford was present during the ...

The lighting of the Christmas Tree on Boston Common is one of the city’s biggest holiday traditions. The trees are an annual gift from Nova Scotia, a thank you for the help Boston provided after a ...

In December 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbor, triggering the biggest non-nuclear explosion ever caused by human beings. One vessel was a French cargo ship, packed to the gills with ...