Ken Burns on America's origin story: "The most important event since the birth of Christ"

The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...
Cambridge Day

Series explores Cambridge, George Washington and the memory of the American Revolution

As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, History Cambridge co-hosts “Washington in American Memory,” a seven-part speaker series running ...

Washington Crossing Park To Preview Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution'

The special event features a preview screening, filmmaker discussion, and living history insights ahead of the PBS premiere.
Naples Daily News on MSN

Patriots on the fringe: Florida's role in American Revolution shown in books

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the ...
The Trentonian

Washington’s Delaware river crossing is back for two December reenactments

Step back in time this December as General Washington’s daring Delaware River crossing is brought to life during two ...

Joseph J. Ellis Doesn’t Think You Would Have Abolished Slavery, Either

In “The Great Contradiction,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian looks at the way the founders wrestled with the fate of ...
The Washington Post

The revolution hinged on many issues, including hunger for western lands

While some colonists violated the Proclamation Line, it prevented speculators such as Jefferson, George Washington and many ...
The Washington Post

How a young Jefferson’s plea to the King helped ignite America’s fight for independence

(Matt McClain/The Washington Post) Jefferson was not yet a revolutionary, but the line of his life, shaped by deep studies in philosophy, the law, science and the Enlightenment, gradually led him to ...