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, ...

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 ...

For millennia, folks around the world have passed down stories of lost treasure both by land and by sea. Across all corners of the planet, you’re bound to happen upon a tale of buried gold, misplaced ...

In America. the myth of the hidden civilization beneath Death Valley, California, is a topic of mythology both from Indigenous cultures and the folktales of pioneers. For years, this was regarded as ...

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 ...