We tend to think we know a lot about the Revolutionary War since we learned “the greatest hits” in school—the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere’s famous ride, Washington’s crossing of the Delaware. It’s ...

Ken Burns’ new PBS series, The American Revolution, reframes the founding war as a brutal, chaotic conflict fought on multiple fronts and driven by impossible odds. From fractured command to ...

When Ken Burns started making his series on the American Revolution nearly a decade ago, he knew one of his biggest challenges would be casting George Washington. The renowned documentarian has worked ...

Ken Burns' latest project is an expansive documentary about the history of the American Revolution. Premiering Nov. 16 on PBS and airing over six consecutive nights, The American Revolution starts ...

History experts discuss the American Revolution. History experts Jared Frederick, Frederike Baer, Brady Crytzer, and Christopher Thrasher discuss the American Revolution and the upcoming PBS ...

A brief look back at the Battle of Bunker Hill from Ken Burns looks ahead to his upcoming six-part documentary Ken Burns’s latest documentary series, “The American Revolution,” doesn’t start airing ...

The story of America’s founding is one we think we know. This fall, get ready to see the birth of a nation in a whole new light. A landmark television event, “The American Revolution” is set to air on ...

It would be hard to imagine today, but for a week in the fall of 1990, it seemed almost everyone in America was watching the same thing, at the same time. Nearly 40 million people tuned in for at ...

To celebrate America’s 250th birthday we’re joined by Dr. Shirley Green to discuss Black soldiers of the American Revolution. The Journal is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

The start of the American Revolution in 1775 is a seminal moment in human history. “I think it’s the most important event since the birth of Christ,” documentarian Ken Burns said in a recent phone ...

Ken Burns comes full circle when he frames the Revolutionary War as a civil war. “The war grew out of a multitude of grievances lodged against the British parliament by British subjects living an ...