The invention of the modern self. How did the idea of the individual come into being? In that classic of Western cinema, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, the title character addresses a crowd in ...

America’s fight for independence reverberated around the world in significant ways, which University of Maryland history professor Richard Bell explores in his engaging new book, The American ...

France marks Armistice Day, the end of WWI. This year, the ceremony also commemorates the centenary of the French Cornflower. Trump’s shutdown win just landed Republicans with a huge political ...

Rhode Island Colonists engaged in acts of resistance against the British a decade before the American Revolution officially began. Key events included firing on British ships, burning the HMS Gaspee, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Back in 1990, Ken Burns made his reputation with “The Civil War,” a sprawling, multipart documentary that caused a ...

Saying that the most patriotic act you can commit this month is to watch director Ken Burns' six-part, 12-hour "The American Revolution" is a little like saying you have to eat your vegetables. But ...

"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 ...

Cory McCants is back to uncover the often-untold history of the Haudenosaunee and their fight. Think you know the American Revolution? Think again. Cory McCants is back to uncover the often-untold ...

Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence and proclaims all men are created equal. Thomas Jefferson is tasked with writing a first draft of what will become the Declaration of ...

The series is narrated by Peter Coyote and features the voices of Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and others The American Revolution does a deep dive into the lives of Black Americans during the war and how ...