Filmmaker Ken Burns, in his latest documentary series, tackles what he calls ‘the most important event in the history of the ...

As a descendant of United Empire Loyalists, the American Revolution doesn’t give me a warm fuzzy feeling. Ancestors who ...

Economic and demographic trends in the United States mirror those of other pre-revolutionary societies in the past.

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the ...

What did soldiers at the Tucson Presidio have in common with George Washington and Paul Revere? More than you might think, according to the Daughters of the American Revolution.

From Gen. Nathanael Greene, to Black soldiers to everyday people, RI play key roles in the founding of America, says noted ...

A powerful new documentary series from acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt is set to premiere ...

Documentarian Ken Burns stood in the governor’s reception room and addressed a man who was present but could not hear him.

Blaming the British for the destruction helped persuade some wavering colonists to back the fight for independence. But the ...

Join us for an evening of discovery and conversation with an exclusive preview of Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt ...

As part of a special issue this November, The Atlantic tasked writers and historians with looking at the country’s founding ...