Explore the roots of the American Revolution in this animated documentary. From the end of the French and Indian War to the Boston Massacre, we examine the growing tensions between Britain and the ...

Next to a flagpole near the entrance of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn lies a large stone with a plaque designating the site ...

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Ken Burns is releasing a deep look into the fight for American ...

Establishing freedom of religion was a hard-fought success of the American Founding. Today we are still fighting.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, the latest documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, premieres in November 2025 on PBS.

The United States has recently witnessed challenges to the right to due process and a fair trial, including a recent explicit ...

On March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd of Boston colonists near the Custom House on King Street. Five ...