Longtime documentary filmmaker Ken Burns praised the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) as the "Declaration of Independence" for communications while lamenting the loss of its federal funding on ...

Washington Gave Bigotry No Sanction. We Should Do the Same Mr. Conservative and the Minister Sorkin Rounds Up the Usual Suspects This Thanksgiving, Heed the Words of George Washington Thanksgiving Day ...

With surfboards tucked under their arms, half a dozen school-aged boys clad in matching green swim trunks and yellow rash guards ran from the beach into the foam and paddled out into the Atlantic.

New Jersey’s landscape has taken center stage in Ken Burns’ "The American Revolution." The ongoing PBS series portrays the Garden State as the defining battleground of the conflict’s lowest points and ...

Like every great Ken Burns documentary, the letters and writings of the people involved are an important part of telling the story. The American Revolution is no exception, and the actors involved are ...

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 ...

Ken Burns. Photo by Stephanie Berger. Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will be awarded the first Commonwealth Prize, an honor for patriotic service or extraordinary and lasting contributions to the ...

John Trumbull's 1818 painting, <i>Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776</i>, depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress.

A new six-part documentary from Ken Burns just premiered to the nation on PBS, after its debut in Williamsburg back in March. Woman who killed her five-month-old baby to 'fulfill' sins found not ...

A new six-part documentary series from Ken Burns titled "The American Revolution" is set to premiere on Nov. 16. The film explores the eight-year war, which Burns considers the most consequential ...