Milford working to highlight its involvement in the American Revolution, as country celebrates 250th anniversary

As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, one Connecticut ...

‘Most exciting field trip’: 4th graders visit SC Statehouse to learn about American Revolution

The House chamber, usually quiet on a Friday, filled with cries of “huzzah!” as 250 fourth graders wished a happy 250th ...

Ken Burn's 'American Revolution' features Oklahoma native's paintings

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

With 250th anniversary of the American Revolution coming in 2026, much had already happened in SC

South Carolina's pivotal role in the Revolutionary War started before the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding and how ...

Ken Burns and the American Revolution

Ramtin talks with filmmaker Ken Burns about the revolution that made the U.S., and the surprising lessons he thinks it holds ...
Forbes

‘The American Revolution’ Tells The Story Of ‘One Of The Most Important Events In World History,’ Says Filmmaker Ken Burns

Siege of Yorktown. General Rochambeau and general Washington give last orders before an attack, October 1781. Auguste Couder (1789–1873). Artist Auguste Couder, 1836 (Photo by Pierce Archive ...
New York Post

Gangs of New York: America’s revolution was fought across the city — intimately and ferociously

“The United States came out of violence,” the historian Maya Jasanoff reminds us in our series “The American Revolution” (premiering tonight on PBS). And in 1776, the awful violence of war was ...

Patriots in family tree? How to find American Revolution ancestor

Fun fact: Only four U.S. presidents do not have Patriotic ancestors. They are Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, ...

Oklahoma-based Cherokee filmmaker consults on Ken Burns' docuseries 'The American Revolution'

Burns' anticipated six-part docuseries "The American Revolution" premieres at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 nationwide on PBS, ...
The Baltimore Sun

Q&A: In ‘The American Revolution,’ Ken Burns’ filmmakers go back to the beginning

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When the new Ken Burns documentary series “The American Revolution” premiered on PBS, it marked the end of a filmmaking journey that began almost a decade ago. “Ken always says these ...
The Gazette

9 things you probably didn’t know about the American Revolution

What is most striking about Ken Burns’ extraordinary new PBS documentary on the American Revolution is how alike we are right now to those folks in 1776. Take away the tricorn hats and ruffled shirts ...