After capturing hundreds of hours of footage, over a decade, for his new docuseries "The American Revolution," filmmaker Ken Burns knew the epic story had to begin with Benjamin Franklin. Burns was ...

Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated.

THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY, a new documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns, chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential ...

For the documentary filmmaker, SoHo isn’t about galleries or boutiques. With his new PBS series, “The American Revolution,” ...

Wilmington will get a first look at "The American Revolution," a PBS documentary involving filmmaker Ken Burns.

K en Burns and I have just met at Bowling Green, the tiny park at the bottom tip of Manhattan, when he brings up “all the ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns, in his latest documentary series, tackles what he calls ‘the most important event in the history of the ...

Ken Burns’ The Roosevelts: An Intimate History is a seven-night, 14-episode documentary that premieres on Sunday, September 14 at 8 p.m. THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY chronicles the lives of ...

On Friday, cinephiles, historians and Family Weekend attendees alike gathered for “An Evening with Ken Burns,” in the Salomon ...

Columnist praises Ken Burns’ PBS films for bringing history to life, inspiring lifelong learning and previewing The American Revolution.

From Gen. Nathanael Greene, to Black soldiers to everyday people, RI play key roles in the founding of America, says noted ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History partnered with WETA television and the National Endowment ...