According to the Organization of American Historians, television has become the medium through which most Americans now get their history.

Cherokee chief Tsi'yu-gunsini, Dragging Canoe in English, fights against Patriot settlers. Tsi'yu-gunsini, or Dragging Canoe in English, is a Cherokee chief who leads raids against illegal settlements ...

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" painting by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) “From a small spark kindled in America, a flame has arisen. Not to be extinguished.” Cultural ...

In many ways, Ken Burns is the Van Halen of historical documentary directors. Before you jump, hear me out. Watching the acclaimed filmmaker’s upcoming The American Revolution with some apprehension, ...

NEW YORK — On a chilly midweek afternoon, hundreds of New York City high school students gathered in the pews of Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan. The lesson was “Who tells your story?” The teachers, ...

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its timing feels urgent. Critic’s Notebook In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative combining frontier artificial intelligence and ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

Forget the romantic image of golden sunsets and peaceful wagon rides - the Oregon Trail was a graveyard on wheels. Settlers faced starvation, disease, and exhaustion from dawn to dusk. A day began at ...

A 12-hour documentary series centered on the United States' war for independence is premiering on PBS in November. Co-directors Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein join "The Takeout" to discuss what went ...

Strategically established life sciences air corridor will link Shannon, Ireland, and Wilmington, North Carolina, marking the first fully dedicated, temperature-controlled network of its kind Frontier ...