It was the American Revolution, “more than any other single event,” the famed historian Gordon Wood once observed, “that made America into the most liberal, democratic and modern nation in the world.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the course of his career, acclaimed painter, illustrator and Oklahoma native Mike Wimmer has created artworks for picture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to career accomplishments, America's preeminent documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has plenty to choose from. Whether ...

Documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns has cemented his career on bringing history to life. In an interview with "Meet the Press" that aired Sunday, the filmmaker challenged how the nation ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said the American Revolution has been “sanitized,” calling the war “dark and bloody.” “I think we have sanitized the war. And I — I think it’s out of an understandable ...

The PBS docuseries, co-directed by Sarah Botstein, argues America’s birth was less a unified fight for independence than a brutal, contradictory conflict over power, land and freedom. By Max Gao In ...

Berlinale Series Market Selects will welcome 17 scripted shows and three docu-series this year, including Ken Burns’ latest offering “The American Revolution,” co-directed with Sarah Botstein and ...

As students head back to school, 'Ken Burns in the Classroom” content arrives on YouTube, starting with The American Revolution ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / Renowned filmmaker Ken Burns will receive the highest honor bestowed by The Fort Ticonderoga Association, when he is conferred The Ticonderoga ...

The directors of THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, along with special guests, talk about the history of the era, the making of the film, and its relevance today.