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

FREE TO READ] The filmmaker is on a mission to strip the story of American independence of mythology and nostalgia ...

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

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.

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

Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life. Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life. Through ...

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

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

The captivating reintroduction of six bison in a forest preserve has deeper meaning to Indigenous people and advocates of ...

Ramtin talks with filmmaker Ken Burns about the revolution that made the U.S., and the surprising lessons he thinks it holds ...

Chancellor Robert M. Gates will be reinvested for his third-term during the ceremony, which launches the “Year of Civic ...

Documentary filmmaker discusses future projects on LBJ, reconstruction and CIA history.