Amid the nation's upcoming semiquincentennial celebrations comes a new, 12-hour, six-part series from America's master of documentary television. Directed by Ken Burns, "The American Revolution" ...

It’s been 250 years since the start of the American Revolution, and the extent to which our nation has matured into a continent-spanning world power has, no doubt, exceeded the founding fathers’ ...

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

After capturing hundreds of hours of footage, over a decade, for his new docuseries The American Revolution, filmmaker Ken Burns knew the epic story had to begin with Benjamin Franklin. Burns was ...

Did you know Gen. George Washington spent more time in New Jersey than anywhere else during the American Revolution? New Jersey plays a prominent role in Ken Burns' latest documentary, "The American ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—America’s struggle for independence that began 250 years ago will take center stage next month as Mississippi State’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library hosts the screening of a ...

NEW YORK — On a chilly midweek afternoon, hundreds of New York City high school students gathered in the pews of Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan. The lesson was “Who tells your story?” The teachers, ...

Brooklyn is getting a silver screen closeup. Documentarian Ric Burns will be at the Brooklyn Historical Society for an evening of documentary films all about the borough’s history and present.

Ken Burns attends a discussion of the book "The Small and the Mighty" at 92NY on September 25, 2024 in New York City (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) Prolific documentarian Ken Burns is set to receive the ...

Like every great Ken Burns documentary, the letters and writings of the people involved are an important part of telling the story. The American Revolution is no exception, and the actors involved are ...

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