According to the Organization of American Historians, television has become the medium through which most Americans now get their history.

The American Revolution filmmaker talks about the hypocrisies of US history and what’s missing from our political lives today ...

The USA is a miracle, and the revolution that made it possible could easily have gone the wrong way. These were a couple of ...

A common misconception about the first president of the United States is that he had wooden teeth. It is certainly true that ...

Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence. New Englanders rush to surround the British Army in Boston, but as war begins Americans find themselves ...

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" painting by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) “From a small spark kindled in America, a flame has arisen. Not to be extinguished.” Cultural ...

Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war. As America braces for a third year of devastating war, British commanders launch campaigns to take Albany and ...

A new six-part documentary series from Ken Burns titled "The American Revolution" is set to premiere on Nov. 16. The film explores the eight-year war, which Burns considers the most consequential ...

Examining how America’s founding turned the world upside-down as the thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence and established a new form of government ...

The docuseries has been directed by Ken Burns, who is also the creator, and is accompanied by two more directors, David Schmidt and Sarah Botstein, in directing the episodes of the upcoming docuseries ...

From Silent-Era Myths to Prestige TV, Here’s How America’s Founding Conflict Has Been Portrayed on Screen “The big ideas of the Revolution aren’t diminished by telling the truth. They’re made stronger ...