As America's 250th birthday approaches (with the grim reaper looming large), the distinguished documentarian's 12-hour series ...

That’s all good food for thought as you watch “The American Revolution,” the six-part, 12-hour Ken Burns behemoth. But here’s ...

The directors and writer of the six-part docuseries say the revolution is 'wrapped in a lot of mythology and nostalgia,' ...

The PBS documentary tells an American origin story to bring a diverse nation together, rather than estranging it further ...

When Martin enlisted in the Connecticut militia in 1776, the teen was too young to vote but old enough to die. Over the next seven years, he’d experience nearly every major battle and hardship of the ...

A PBS documentary profiles the storied diplomat who was obsessed, for better and worse, with keeping his adopted country safe during the Cold War. By Mike Hale An early chapter in Barak Goodman’s ...

Ahead of the quarter-millennial anniversary of the American Revolution, Ken Burns spoke with Jeffrey H. Anderson of the American Main Street Initiative and John Fonte of the Hudson Institute about his ...

The former vice president advocated for a powerful executive branch, then watched as a president he abhorred used it to his advantage, writes former WyoFile board member Geoff O’Gara.

Momentum behind Wyoming’s uranium industry continues to build, with the U.S. Interior Department giving it a boost Friday by ...

From Tom Hanks and Samuel L. Jackson to Meryl Streep and Claire Danes, American stars help tell the story of The American ...

The best ways to watch online for free is on PBS.org with your local affiliate station, or with DirecTV’s five-day free trial ...

The American Revolution, a new six-part, 12-hour series that explores the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War ...