New England has that name because many early European settlers of that region were from England. The Americas were thought of as a "new world" so areas in America were often named for the places from...
Billy Sullivan started the team as the 8th and final franchise of the American Football League (AFL) in 1959. They were the "Boston Patriots." They became part of the AFC when the leagues merged in...
The Dominion of New England combined earlier New England colonies into a single government, which lasted from 1686 to 1689. It was very unpopular, and the citizens rose up, imprisoned its officers,...