Stimson's essay concluded: "With the release of atomic energy, man's ability to destroy himself is very nearly complete. The ...

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

For the original surrealists, dreaming was not a matter of idle fantasy but a tool for political and social transformation.

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 ...

Economic and demographic trends in the United States mirror those of other pre-revolutionary societies in the past.

The United States isn’t exceptional because of our common culture; it’s exceptional because Americans have been able to ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Citadel history professor David Preston provided an overview of his lecture about the complexity of what led to the larger outbreak of the American ...

STARKVILLE — America’s struggle for independence that began 250 years ago will take center stage next month as Mississippi State’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library hosts the screening of a new ...

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 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 ...

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A Greenville County school is one of only 20 schools nationwide selected to receive a grant from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) to bring ...

The story of America’s founding is one we think we know. This fall, get ready to see the birth of a nation in a whole new light. A landmark television event, “The American Revolution” is set to air on ...