Blaming the British for the destruction helped persuade some wavering colonists to back the fight for independence. But the ...

The American Revolution (1775–1783) was a historic struggle that led to the birth of the United States of America. It began ...

On October 11, 1776, the American fleet commanded by Benedict Arnold ran head-on into the British on Lake Champlain. It ...

Street names in Columbia often carry interesting meanings behind them. From Catawba to Whaley, streets that we see every day ...

Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated.

Sending Redcoats to American cities worked in the short term. But over time, it alienated even the colonists most loyal to the British.

Tall, rich, and beautiful, Richmond was hard to ignore. His eyes in particular were “superb,” as one contemporary remembered; ...

That manner of activation of a still image, now widely known as the Ken Burns Effect (thanks partly to Apple iMovie, where it ...

On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States completed its purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million, taking possession of the territory ...

Conservatives still use the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag as a rallying cry, as during Democratic terms, but isn’t the enemy of liberty an oppressive central government, no matter ...

Ken Burns joins David Frum to discuss how his new documentary captures both the triumphs and tragedies of the nation’s founding. Plus: Donald Trump’s TikTok giveaway and Benjamin Nathans’s To the ...

Protesters turned out at roughly 2,700 rallies around the country to celebrate free speech and protest many of the Trump administration's actions.