America is celebrating its 250th birthday this year — marking 2½ centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the creation of the United States.

During a talk in Palm Beach, filmmaker Ken Burns discussed the ideas behind the U.S. Revolutionary War, the subject of his ...

Abstract: Despite the importance of sensitive skin for living creatures, most robots can feel contact on only a tiny fraction of their exterior, if at all. Furthermore, typical robot reactions to ...

Thomas Paine’s Service During The Revolutionary War MADISON, WI, UNITED STATES, January 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — January ...

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts, 320 years ago. In recent days, I discovered Ken Burns’s two episodes on Benjamin Franklin that aired in April 2022 on PBS.

His “Common Sense,” published 250 years ago, ignited the drive for American independence. That was hardly the end of the ...

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PBS will rebroadcast the hit docuseries over six consecutive Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13, plus t History Center will host a Jan. 24 screening.

Two paintings by Oklahoma artist Mike Wimmer are featured in Ken Burns' new PBS docuseries, "The American Revolution." The documentary series explores the founding of America and features voice work ...

Patriot Federal Credit Union has introduced Ken Ditzler as its Chief Marketing Officer. In his role, Ditzler is responsible for shaping the credit union’s brand, sharing its story, and connecting its ...

Abraham Lincoln demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that our Founding Fathers believed slavery was a moral wrong.

Countless historians, over the years, have lamented that those who forget or ignore history are condemned to repeat it. Documentarian Ken Burns, now 72, shares that view. But in a late December ...