With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Ken Burns is set to release a six-part series on the American ...

Ken Burns on why the American Revolution was a "big deal in world history" 01:45. The American Revolution was one of the most ...

The American Revolution was one of the most significant events in world history because it created a "new thing called a citizen," iconic filmmaker Ken Burns told CBS News, as the nation celebrates ...

Burns and "The American Revolution" co-director David Schmidt walk in Colonial Williamsburg. Burns says he does not take his ...

"There is nothing more beautiful, moving and hopeful," documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said Friday as he welcomed America's ...

The following is the transcript of an interview with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John ...

America’s foremost history documentarian is back at a pivotal moment. But is he avoiding the hard truths about the country’s origins?

Variously since 1969, Jim Splaine has been New Hampshire state senator for six years and state representative for 24 years. He was Portsmouth Assistant Mayor for 12 years, city councilor for 18 years, ...

The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it are getting the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal this fall. The award is bestowed for efforts to ...

While past speakers have ranged from the political and presidential (FDR, Truman, Ford, and George W. Bush) to the academic (UVA’s John T. Casteen III and Jim Ryan) and elsewhere (actress Tracy Ullman ...

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