NPR's history podcast Throughline speaks with Ken Burns about his latest documentary, The American Revolution.

February 3, 2206 By Dan Clark As our region marks 250 years since the American Revolution and this year, America’s ...

As America approaches its 250th birthday, filmmaker Ken Burns examines the bloody realities of the American Revolution and ...

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Stuart Salmon is affiliated with Universities and Colleges Union (UCU). Any discussion of films and TV series about the American revolution has to start with a caveat. There have been historical ...

A new Ken Burns documentary highlights Rhode Island's significant contributions to the American Revolution. Key figures like Governor Stephen Hopkins and General Nathanael Greene played pivotal roles ...

New Year's Day 2026 kicks off the 250th year of the United States of America. Our nation's founders planted the first seed of liberty on July 4, 1776, when they adopted the Declaration of Independence ...

The American Revolution, the new six-part, 12-hour documentary series directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, will now stream for free until the end of the year, when the film will be ...

PBS has extended Ken Burns’ free streaming window for his history docuseries “The American Revolution,” following its ratings success. The 12-hour documentary series, directed by Burns, Sarah Botstein ...

It’s hard to imagine, but less than 200 years ago, Boston was surrounded by water. The city was basically an island, connected to the rest of the state only through a tiny spit of land. Neighborhoods ...

With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence fast approaching, there are already plenty of activities and ways to commemorate the historic milestone. But the high-quality resources ...