Ken Burns joins David Frum to discuss how his new documentary captures both the triumphs and tragedies of the nation’s ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns, in his latest documentary series, tackles what he calls ‘the most important event in the history of the ...

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the ...

Thousands of African Americans fought for the British—then fled the United States to avoid a return to enslavement.

What did soldiers at the Tucson Presidio have in common with George Washington and Paul Revere? More than you might think, according to the Daughters of the American Revolution.

The Battle of Brandywine was an example of how the Revolutionary Way was a civil war. About 500 colonists fought at Brandywine on the side of the British as loyalists, firing at their neighbors and ...

South Carolina's first Revolutionary War battle occurred in early November 1775, as ships fired at each other near Hog Island ...

N othing was ever quaint,” mused Ken Burns in a New York film studio last spring, as he made some last edits to his latest ...

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

From Gen. Nathanael Greene, to Black soldiers to everyday people, RI play key roles in the founding of America, says noted ...

The film, featuring a UVA professor, opens a three-day event that will bring people together to examine how America’s ...