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 ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke with CBS News' John Dickerson about his new film on the American Revolution. More from ...

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 ...

American history is more polarizing than ever. But the country’s leading storyteller wants to prove there’s still an appetite ...

The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...

Documentarian Ken Burns and his team discuss their new series exploring the country’s founding and war for independence on this 250th anniversary.

Renowned American documentarian Ken Burns visited the Lowcountry Wednesday to discuss his new film "The American Revolution."Burns ... 12-hour documentary chronicling the Revolutionary War. ...

Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns once called the Civil War "the most important event in American history," because it's "an unbelievable guide to who we are." The Revolutionary War is ...

Through Ken Burns' lens, history is never a thing of the past but rather an echo of whatever we are going through in modern times. His latest subject — the American Revolutionary War — is no ...

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 ...