Even though he was under age, he enlisted in the 19th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and his responsibilities steadily ...

Ken Burns' PBS documentary "The American Revolution" represents the best of filmmaking and a vital examination of the ...

The doctrine formulated by President James Monroe was originally aimed at opposing European meddling in the Western ...

Taiwanese officials report that some live rounds have landed closer to the island than before, increasing tensions in the ...

The six-episode, 12-hour extravaganza, The American Revolution: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt, closes with a famous passage written by the esteemed Philadelphia physician, Dr.

Step forward Ken Burns, king of US documentary making. His prolific catalogue — whose subjects range from baseball to the ...

The fight for independence was one part revolution, one part civil war, with brutalities on both sides. That was one takeaway. George Washington was not all that hot of a military strategist, but he ...

Mirror US takes a look at the life and death of James Avery, who played the beloved Phillip Banks, the stern uncle of Will ...

It’s been a long year, jam-packed with an inauguration, hotly debated policies, ongoing conflicts, assassinations, consequential elections, a government shutdown and more. It’s impossible to list ...

Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for ...

If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in ...

PBS will rebroadcast the hit docuseries over six consecutive Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13, plus the Oklahoma History Center will ...