In celebrating the 250th anniversary American Independence, Alabama's connections are featured, especially in Tuscaloosa, ...

“No new social class came to power through the door of the American revolution. The men who engineered the revolt were largely members of the colonial ruling class.” — Howard Zinn The American ...

As a co-director of “The American Revolution,” the six-part PBS documentary that premieres on Sunday, David Schmidt seems in every sense thoroughly modern. And yet, he said in an interview, “I like to ...

America celebrates its 250th anniversary as a nation on July 4, 2026, the date the Declaration of Independence was signed. Leading up to that monumental moment, a number of key events occurred that ...

Talks, performances and rare artifacts explore how Martin Luther King Jr. engaged with America’s founding document.

LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolutionary War began 250 years ago, with the ...

YORKTOWN, Va. (WAVY) — Historic Yorktown and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown are planning events for Saturday and Sunday to celebrate America’s decisive victory against the British during ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. After his previous film about Leonardo da Vinci, ...

Newark, NJ – September 17, 2025 – The filmmaker Ken Burns today will join 1,000-plus students from across the state of New Jersey to commemorate Constitution Day and to discuss the importance of New ...

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" painting by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) “From a small spark kindled in America, a flame has arisen. Not to be extinguished.” Cultural ...

Each Memorial Day, Americans honor the service members who gave their lives for their country. From the nation's founding to its modern military operations overseas, hundreds of thousands of U.S.