Jack Hinson, known as Old Jack, began the Civil War as a wealthy Tennessee planter with no intentions to enlist in the Civil War. That changed in 1862 when Union troops executed his sons and displayed ...

The Emmy winner reflects on trips to the city and its many layers of history, from waterfront landmarks to a groundbreaking ...

Directors Sarah Botstein and Ken Burns look at a bust of George Washington made by Jean-Antoine Houdon at George Washington's ...

Ken Burns is back. A storyteller of America for nearly 50 years, the lauded documentary maker has a new series airing on PBS — and yes, it’s another epic. Having made his name in the 1990s with The ...

An Interwoven History, a new four-part docuseries that explores the complex relationship between Black Americans and Jewish ...

In the new Ken Burns documentary, an old myth—held by the left and right—is repeated: that chaos led to the need for the ...

Explore a massive collection of thought-provoking documentaries, including exclusive films from Ken Burns. Sometimes I like taking a break from all my scripted shows to watch something a little ...

As former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has acknowledged, Iran’s efforts to shape the region’s air defenses as a shield ...

The program features Appalachian carols, sea island spirituals, vintage New England holiday standards, along with Hanukkah ...

It is important for all of us, especially our young people, to have an appreciation of these multi-dimensional American ...

In today’s Thanksgiving episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler take issue with director Ken Burns’ assertion in his “American Revolution” documentary ...

"As I was revising my little book on the Battle of Bennington earlier this year, I wondered how Burns and Atkinson would ...