The PBS documentary, by filmmaker Ken Burns, tells an American origin story to bring a diverse nation together, rather than ...

John Trumbull's 1818 painting, <i>Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776</i>, depicting the five-man drafting committee of ...

Like every great Ken Burns documentary, the letters and writings of the people involved are an important part of telling the ...

From frequent collaborators like Tom Hanks to up-and-comers like Maya Hawke, here's how Ken Burns get Hollywood to voice his ...

Choosing your favorite Ken Burns series has as much to do with your historical interests as the quality of any individual ...

David Rubenstein, a Baltimore philanthropist and owner of the Orioles baseball team, is once again helping Ken Burns shape ...

Ken Burns spent a decade creating his documentary series about "The American Revolution." It couldn't have come at a more ...

Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ new PBS series “The American Revolution” doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after President Donald Trump succeeded in stripping away all federal funding ...

The six-part documentary examines the War for Independence and will air nightly through November 21. Watch it for free.

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

Award-winning documentarian Ken Burns is back with a new PBS documentary chronicling how America’s founding reshaped the world.