Past PA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App ... In 1747, the civic minded Benjamin Franklin, advocated the creation of the associators, a predecessor of The Pennsylvania ...

During the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt created a tree army. Civilians planted trees, built dams, and transformed ...

The filmmaker talks to editorial page editor James Dao about how his newest project is the most important one he’ll ever make ...

Once upon a time in this country, you could not come up with a more innocuous title for a documentary than Free for All: The ...

This plain suit would have created a stark contrast between Franklin and those in the elaborate dress typical of the opulent ...

The Hutchinson Letters Affair informed Americans about letters that revealed secrets which eventually played a big part in ...

Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu hold talks at the White House Shortly before their meeting, the White House announced that President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...

“NPR, PBS, and the other state broadcasters have, however, simply refused to abide by this simple code,” I told Congress. “They have been coddled by allies in Congress into feeling immune to it.

Or as Benjamin Franklin put it, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” By essentially cordoning off the ...