FEB. 3: Revolutionary martyr

Crispus Attucks, a man of American Indian and African descent, was the first person killed in the 1770 Boston Massacre by British soldiers, who were being taunted by a crowd of colonists. He was thus the first to die in the cause of American independence and the killing of Attucks and two others on the streets of Boston foreshadowed the Revolutionary War.

Anonymous Strikes Again, Releases Massacre Marine's Emails

Anonymous released sensitive documents Friday from the law firm that represented the U.S. Marine who led the 2005 Haditha massacre, which left 24 unarmed Iraqis dead.

Learning African-American History in Boston

Sure we've all heard of Paul Revere and John Hancock, but what about Crispus Attucks? It turns out Attucks, a dockworker in his 40s, was an important guy in Revolutionary War times too — the first American in fact to die in the colonists' fight for freedom from Britain.

Anonymous hacks lawyers for Marine accused of Iraq massacre

In a string of attacks today, members of the digital activist group Anonymous apparently hacked into the Web site of defense lawyers for a U.S. Marine accused of leading a civilian massacre in Iraq, and have reportedly acquired e-mails exchanged by attorneys in the case.

Norwich school’s reading scores leap

According to short reading comprehension tests taken monthly, the percentages of students in the third and fourth grades at Stanton scoring at proficient or higher in reading have more than doubled since September.