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

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

"Trail to Victory: The Story of King’s Mountain" will take place on Saturday, Oct. 25. This immersive historical experience ...

Pelham High School teacher Savannah Fisher will soon appear on television screens nationwide as part of the new PBS ...

As Japanese American journalist and sports historian Chris Komai explained in a program at the Japanese American National Museum, “Baseball was a way for them to reestablish their communities while ...

Documentarian Ken Burns stood in the governor’s reception room and addressed a man who was present but could not hear him.

Benedict Arnold had been growing hunkier all afternoon. Incarnated, at the moment, by Cameron Green, the director of interpretation at historic Fort Ticonderoga, Arnold had spent much of this May ...

Reenactment players in full costume imagine the emotions of battle at the Bidwell House Museum on Saturday, Oct. 4. Photo by Steve Gilbert, Studioflex Productions. Monterey — The Bidwell House Museum ...

"Secretary of War" Pete Hegseth, center, sitting with hundreds of generals and admirals as they listen to President Donald Trump speak at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, September 30, 2025 in ...

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Americans, and Philadelphians in particular, might think they ...

The documentarian reflects on the ideas that drove our nation’s founding — and how they echo today. By Ken Burns and David Leonhardt Produced by Jillian Weinberger President Trump’s threats to ...

The making of the latest Ken Burns docuseries took 10 years from start to completion. Burns directed the project, which is 12 hours long and contains six episodes, with Sarah Botstein and David ...