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As America enters the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, director Ken Burns tells John ...
Burns and "The American Revolution" co-director David Schmidt walk in Colonial Williamsburg. Burns says he does not take his ...
Ken Burns on why the American Revolution was a "big deal in world history" 01:45 The American Revolution was one of the most significant events in world history because it created a "new thing ...
The American Revolution was one of the most significant events in world history because it created a "new thing called a ...
Documentary historian Ken Burns pushed back against the idea that political division is increasing in the nation, suggesting ...
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country's founding and its eight-year War for Independence, will premiere on Sunday, November 16 at 7pm and ...
The war started on April 19, 1775, in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. In a prepared statement, Ken Burns said: “The American Revolution is one of the most important events in human history.” ...
Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt have made a 12-hour documentary series on the Revolutionary War that will debut on PBS in November 2025. Here’s a preview (YouTube, Bluesky): An ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Renowned American documentarian Ken Burns visited the Lowcountry Wednesday to discuss his new film "The American Revolution." The acclaimed filmmaker spoke to the press ...
If it’s an important slice of American history, you can bet Ken Burns has made a documentary about it. The list is nearly endless. From baseball to jazz, Mark Twain to Ernest Hemingway, the ...
Documentarian Ken Burns and his team discuss their new series exploring the country’s founding and war for independence on ...
Ken Burns’ The American Revolution debuts on PBS Nov. 16. A tie-in book, The American Revolution: An Intimate History by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns, will be published Nov. 11 by Penguin ...