2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and we spent the last month tracking down the most significant American Revolution sites still standing today. From the Lexington ...
A six part, 12-hour documentary series titled The American Revolution, is making its way to television. The documentary will highlight America’s founding struggles and the eight-year war for its ...
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. Thirteen British ...
The Stamp Act and taxes on American colonists lead to unrest and threaten to cause a revolution. To reduce debt suffered from the Seven Years' War, Britain levies several new taxes on American ...
Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton. The Revolution, now a war for American independence, faces its toughest challenge yet as General Washington ...
N.Y., argued on Friday that the American Revolution was fought against the "billionaires" of the Founding Fathers' time.
The six-episode, 12-hour extravaganza, The American Revolution: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt, closes with a famous passage written by the esteemed Philadelphia physician, Dr.