Legendary documentarian Ken Burns brings history to life in his films, and even he thinks 'Hamilton' has changed the world.

“The American Revolution” is the opposite: enduring, not ephemeral. And it accomplishes what Gerbner urges: “To move past a ...

Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it ...

Hundreds of New York City high school students gathered at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan for a lesson led by filmmaker ...

In his latest series, Ken Burns, veteran of renowned documentaries on the Civil and Vietnam wars, tells the story of the ...

The acclaimed filmmaker’s PBS documentary is a captivating look at the fear, risk and courage that forged a country ...

The series features interviews with historians, illustrations of key events, re-enactors depicting warfare and life in the ...

The 1851 painting by Emanuel Leutze titled “Washington Crossing the Delaware.” Ken Burns is back with “The American ...

The directors and writer of the six-part docuseries say the revolution is 'wrapped in a lot of mythology and nostalgia,' ...

The Texas Center is rolling out “E Pluribus Texas,” an ambitious and sprawling documentary series that was produced over ...

More than nine years in the making, the six-part,12-hour documentary series tells the tale of the country’s founding struggle ...

Lewis Jr. Professor of History and the Liberal Arts. Zabin’s book The Boston Massacre: A Family History reportedly caught the ...